The first baby item that Pop bought as news of Mercer's impending arrival spread was a book called Polar Bear Night. The book had caught Pop's eye awhile back mostly because of the art, by Stephen Savage, who also does a lot of work for the New York Times. The tones are so cool and textures so rich, you just want to jump into the polar bear's world. The story, by Lauren Thompson, is no slouch, either. Miles from the nonsensical ramblings of perennial favorite Goodnight Moon, Polar Bear Night tells the story of a baby polar bear's journey into the "keen, clear night," away from her warm mother and den to witness the sleeping habits of seals and whales. The baby watches a star shower and discovers how the moon "lights up everything the little polar bear loves."
As an infant, Mercer was uninterested in Pop's favorite book. It was too long and wordy and the artwork too complex. These days, Pop is proud to report that Mercer is in love with Polar Bear Night. He requests it every night as "bear" and as Mom reads, you can see Mercer drifting away. One of the pages has an illustration of a yawning polar bear for crying out loud! Some nights, Mercer likes to read the book to us: "seals...sleeping," "whales...sleeping," "warm, soft, mommy," "star shower."
Purchase the book here.
3 comments:
the last word in the book on the last page is "HOME" and he always says it with me when i read it.
then he always says "one more!?" but then instantly closes his eyes as soon as we pick him up for triples.
you used words that even I don't know.
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