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Dark Night

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For some reason my 21 month old son just loves this book (French version). He repeats some of the words and phrases as I read it out loud to him, and as soon as I finish reading it, he says "again" and this can go on for a while. He likes the animal characters, the mask, and seems to like that there's a real story. So many children's books geared to his age focus on teaching vocabulary but aren't actually very entertaining, so this one stands out.

This is a disappointing title. It was on the Washington Children's Choice Nomination list, but I found it to be kind of scary and trite.

On a dark night, when walking through the forest, Felix heard a loud noise and hid in the hollow of a tree. A wolf was building a large fire to warm himself, when he heard a loud noise. The tiger, who had roared, warmed himself by the fire, only to hear a third loud noise. A crocodile, who also roared, came and warmed himself by the fire. Felix found a doorknob in the tree hollow, following it to a small kitchen. A rabbit came and offered to help Felix go back outside. Felix and the rabbit dressed up as a monster, growling at the animals that passed their way, until they finally reached Felix's house and scared the other animals away.