I
Love the Night
By Dar Hosta
I
Love the Night is a wonderful children's book written and illustrated
by Dar Hosta. Ms. Hosta is a multitalented woman. Having gown up
with a father who worked in the commercial art business and a mother
who was not only a psychologist but also a very artistic person,
how could Dar but anything but talented?
She
acquired a college degree in Creative Writing. She chose to stay
home after her first son was born and soon discovered her artistic
side taking over. She did a large variety of crafts but soon discovered
she had a talented for collage art.
Dar
soon became a very well known collage artist, selling not only the
originally pieces but giclee prints of these pieces as well. In
writing and illustrating I Love the Night , Ms. Hosta has
managed to combine her creative writing along with her collage art.
I
Love the Night is a fun book about nocturnal creatures that
venture forth after the sun goes down. The fun begins with a pair
of crickets making their melodious moonlight music; soon there are
playful fireflies darting through the sky. Then Ms. Dar plunges
to the depths of the ocean to introduce the reader to an octopus,
and then up into the treetops for one of my favorites: a tree frog.
The story continues with many beautiful collages illustrating each
and every page. The book comes to a lovely ending by wishing the
reader sweet dreams.
Can't you
imagine reading and sharing this book with your little one?
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