Description

Title: Night Song

Author: Mk Smith Despres

ISBN: 9781592703944

Publisher: Enchanted Lion

Published: 2024

Binding: Hardcover

Language: English

Number of Pages: 52

Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

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A sad sack frog, who bemoans his inability to sing like a bird, discovers the vital role he’s meant to play in his woodland home in this debut picture book from Mk Smith Despres, gorgeously illustrated by award-winning artist Hyewon Yum.

A 2025 Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year, Outstanding Merit!
Finalist for the 2024 New England Book Award, Best Picture Book!
Longlisted for the 2025 Mass Book Award, Best Picture Book/Early Reader!

Every morning as the sun rises, Bernardo the frog loves greeting the day by listening to the beautiful birdsong that fills the woods with joy. Inspired, Bernardo attempts to sing, too… but his croaking voice doesn’t quite have the same effect. No matter what he does, Bernardo feels graceless and like he just doesn’t add up. Dejected and down in the dumps, Bernardo sees no place for himself, until a woodland neighbor praises the hushed sounds that dusk brings, thus awakening Bernardo to his place in the woods’ great symphony.