Good Night Engines by Denise Dowling Mortensen, illustrated by Melissa Iwai [in AsianWeek]
17 Oct, by in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese American, Nonethnic-specific, Repost
Adorable tale, invitingly illustrated, that juxtaposes the homeward journeys outside with a little boy’s one last round of toy play just before he goes to bed.
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