What the jury said It is growing dark and a little boy is peeping out of his tent looking out into the darkness. Using his flashlight, he discovers the friendly world nature at night. This book is a visual poem featuring lovely, original line illustrations on black paper with colour confined to the spaces lit up by the flashlight beam. Flashlight tells a simple yet resonant story of a boy’s curiosity overcoming his fears. From School Library Journal PreS-Gr 1—A wandering boy investigates the night in this wordless picture book. Bold black backgrounds feature outlines in grays, whites, and muted greens of trees, stream, plants, and animals. Each page discloses in full color something formerly hidden via the stream of light from the child"s flashlight. Readers discover flags on a treehouse, apples on the ground, and a deer. In a fun twist, when the flashlight drops, various creatures take turns shedding light on the boy. A luna moth flutters on each page, waiting to be discovered. This elegant book serves to alleviate fear of night noises, instigate talk of nocturnal creatures, or bring calm as a bedtime story.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA Review 'A charming and cleverly drawn picture book that needs no words to create a tiny, magical world.'--Slate 'This inventive wordless offering. provides plenty of clever details.'-The Horn Book 'This elegant book serves to alleviate fear of night noises, instigate talk of nocturnal creatures, or bring calm as a bedtime story.'-School Library Journal, starred review 'This book brilliantly illustrates the passing time in myriad delightful ways. Wordless, Avant Après features pairs of images that show varied and unexpected before-and-after scenarios. The illustrations are graphic, clear, and uncluttered in a rich palette. While the its non-linearity invites readers to dip in and leaf through the pages at random, the end of the book triggers the desire to re-read it from the beginning and let time pass as they do.' 'Positively breathtaking. nothing short of brilliant. No book more purely beautiful has appeared this year.'-The Boston Globe 'Flashlight allows readers to experience the wonder and excitement of nighttime exploration in the woods and wordlessly entices readers to explore the hidden nature outside their own homes.'--The Busy Librarian 'Children will enjoy repeatedly poring over the many details and creating their own nighttime narratives for this wordless outing.'--Booklist 'Boyd showcases a child who is fully capable of educating and entertaining himself with only a few simple tools (a camping tent, a flashlight) at his disposal.'-Publishers Weekly 'Beneath the sweet, enchanting illustrations...lies a deeper reminder about the wonderland that unfolds when one is simply willing to look.'--Maria Popova, Brainpickings 'A wordless picture book both soothing and gently humorous.'--Kirkus Reviews, starred review 'A must-have wordless picture book.'--Library Media Connection, starred review 'A completely engrossing, wordless story.'--NPR Best Books of the Year 'A completely engrossing, wordless story.'--NPR Best Books of 2014