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Seeking an Aurora

Seeking an Aurora

by Elizabeth Pulford

Illustrated by Anne Bannock

Published by: Blue Dot Kids Press

Imprint: Blue Dot Kids Press

32 Pages, 8.50 x 10.40 in, Color illustrations throughout

Hardcover
9781733121279
Published: January 2021

$17.95

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★ “A magical experience.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

In the quiet of the night, a child's father bundles them up and shows them the majesty of an aurora. This book is perfect for those who love Owl Moon.

A father wakes his child from sleep to beckon, "Come—we're off to find an Aurora." Through the silent frost, across fields, and up hills they climb...And then they wait. Together they share an unforgettable moment and the majestic splendor of the northern and southern lights.

This moving and lyrical story is paired with scientific information about the awe-inspiring northern and southern lights to further inspire readers to seek their own natural wonders. Printed on FSC-certified paper with vegetable-based inks.

Elizabeth Pulford was born in Canada, and moved to New Zealand at the age of two. She is a celebrated author and three-time finalist for the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children & Young Adults.

Anne Bannock is a New Zealand–based artist whose work has been sold throughout the world. She works in a range of styles and mediums, from still life to landscapes.

★ “A magical experience.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
★ “A memorable picture book that captures an unforgettable experience.” —Booklist, Starred Review
A Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choice (CCBC Choice)

“A work of transcendence and tenderness by New Zealand author-artist duo Elizabeth Pulford and Anne Bannock, whose spare poetic prose and soulful paintings interleave to enlush an inner landscape of wonder, suspended between the creaturely and the cosmic.”—Brain Pickings
“This quietly thrilling picture book chronicles the late-night excursion of a father and child.”—Wall Street Journal

“I’ve always wanted to see the Northern Lights, and maybe one day I will, but for now I’ve this beautiful picture book… a hushed, reverent story… eloquent…with evocative phrasing.” —Julie Danielson, Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast

Praise for Finding Monkey Moon also by Elizabeth Pulford:
“It's a tribute to bedtime rituals and the occasional deviation—and a loving parent willing to say yes.”—The New York Times