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Lädt ... The Ride-by-Nightsvon Walter de la Mare
Witchy Fiction (173) Lädt ...
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Originally included in Walter de la Mare's 1913 poetry collection, Peacock Pie, this poem is a witchy delight! Simple but descriptive, it captures the wonder, the mystery, the enchantment of the night sky, and the extraordinary celestial flight of the eponymous witchy "ride-by-nights." Carolina Rabei's choice to pair this text with artwork depicting both the witches' flight and children trick-or-treating through a rural and small town setting, is inspired, opening up parallel narratives - one in which the witches explore the cosmos, and one in which the children explore their own world. The artwork itself is lovely, utilizing a deep color palette dominated by purples, blacks and reddish-oranges, and it beautifully depicts many of the constellations mentioned in the text. Speaking of which, I was tickled by the mention here of "Charlie's Wain," an old-fashioned term for the "plow" or "cart" said to be contained in the Ursa Major constellation.
All in all, a wonderful Halloween picture-book, one which presents a classic poem, and uses it to tell a fuller story, one about witches, constellations, and children trick-or-treating. ( )