Firefly Home

Florence Firefly is lost, and all the bright lights in the night sky—a city’s luster, a train’s warm glow—make it even harder for her to find her way. With encouraging prompts, this interactive picture book invites readers to help Florence navigate her return home (“Say ‘Fly faster, Florence!’ and flap your hands to show her how to fly really fast”). Set against inky blue backgrounds, digital illustrations by Teckentrup (Don’t Wake Up the Tiger) glow with bright yellow from the various light sources, written lyrically by Clark (Neon Leon) as “the big, bright moon above the sparkling sea” and “a lighthouse shining out to the boats bobbing on the water.” With each page turn, this endearing journey offers young readers a chance for active engagement, closing with one final suggested action: “Whisper ‘Night, night, Florence!’ and blow her a good-night kiss.” Ages 2–5. [em](June) [/em]