Imagine dawn at sea. A school of fish makes a sudden turn, like a thousand shiny dimes spun from heads to tails. So begins the morning in the picture book, "Sunrise, Moonrise." Led by the rising and setting of the sun and the moon, children are guided through a day and night at sea. At sunset two narwhals prepare to duel. At midnight a swordfish slices through the night water. As the moon sets and the sun rises the next morning, the reader and listener are assured that cycle will repeat tomorrow. The manuscript is structured by similes, such that each sea creature is compared to a concept...
Imagine dawn at sea. A school of fish makes a sudden turn, like a thousand shiny dimes spun from heads to tails. So begins the morning in the picture ...
