Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Eye-catching collages depict gentle animals whose habitats are brightened by different light sources: 'Rooster wakes in the dawn light./ Black bear sleeping in the winter light.' A raccoon snacks on a piece of fruit by a campfire, while a whale sprays 'in the fog light' and a cat curls up 'in the bedside light.' Endle varies her compositions with warm and cool colors; visual textures suggest smoothness of glass and the roughness of gravel. When it's time to turn off the lights, readers will likely request a rereading. A recording by Babypants (aka Chris Ballew, lead singer for the Presidents of the United States of America) is available for download."
Publishers Weekly
"Caspar Babypants aka Seattleite Chris Ballew, lead singer of The Presidents of the United States of America might have the name recognition, but it's his wife Kate Endle's charming paper-cut illustrations that stand out in the duo's two new books."
The Seattle Times
"Both books are sweetly written and illustrated. A lovely match."
Seattle's Child
"...both books capture the peaceful, gentle spirit of Caspar Babypants music, and feature some of Endles loveliest work. I took the books out on a Sunday morning when my kids were running wild, and they calmed right down, eagerly identifying animals on the pages and absorbing the soothing rhythm of the stories."
Dadnabbit.com
Synopsis
Each leaf of this beautifully created board book reveals a different animal an earthworm, a black bear, a lazy dog, a hooty owl each shown in a unique form of light dawn light, winter light, fire light, starlight. This simple structure plays to Kate Endles signature cut-paper collage creations.
Caspar Babypants offers two free MP3 downloads of songs based on the text of Bunny Rabbit in the Sunlight; one for daytime, one for bedtime.