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In a California garden on a rainy night, Cricket feels small and worthless.He hops up some steps and finds himself in a place filled with light and warmth and a tall, sparkling tree.He begins to sing but is scared into silence by two voices, one big and one small.It is then that he makes a marvelous discovery. Eve Bunting's text is filled with her customary tenderness and charm, and Timothy Bush has captured its mood in his luminous illustrations.Together they create a memorable holiday book about a cricket who discovers that though he may be small, he is not insignificant.

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Bunting shows her consummate talent. . . {a} simple but profound tale. Bush's illustrations convey the transformative potential of the season.

Bunting relates this affectionate tale in taut prose, and Bush's cricket's-eye-view watercolors seem almost to glow. Publishers Weekly<br><br> Bunting's gentle story is just right for small children; Bush's watercolor[s] cleverly capture the rhythm of a cricket's kinetic spirit. Booklist, ALA<br><br> Bunting shows her consummate talent. . . {a} simple but profound tale. Bush's illustrations convey the transformative potential of the season. Kirkus Reviews

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Eve Bunting was the beloved, award-winning author of more than two hundred and fifty books for young people, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, The Wall, Fly Away Home, and Train to Somewhere.

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