The Night Market

by Seina Wedlick, Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (Illustrator)

Overview

"Journey with a young girl as she explores the mesmerizing wonders of a Nigerian night market, where each stall is an adventure waiting to be discovered! With vibrant illustrations, this captivating tale invites readers into a world of magic, mystery, and the joy of finding treasures in unexpected places"--

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593563687
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	09/10/2024
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	11.50(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Seina Wedlick enjoys reading to the sound of pouring rain and considers herself an expert at pairing books with delicious snacks. When she's not writing or working on special projects, Seina can be found exploring or spending time on the beach with her family. She also enjoys visiting bookstores and collecting postcards.

Briana Mukodiri Uchendu is an illustrator, visual development artist, and a first-generation Nigerian-American. Briana is a graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design where she majored in Illustration. In her illustration debut, her work for The Talk by Newbery Honor-winner Alicia D. Williams was juried into The Original Art 2022 by the Society of Illustrators and was awarded the Silver Medal. The book was also named a Coretta Scott King (Author) Honor Book and an Amazon Best Book of the Year, among many other honors.

Editorial Reviews

★ 07/08/2024

Wearing a cape and carrying a bag of golden coins offered by two adults, a brown-skinned child explores a night market’s marvels with the reader as companion. Guiding the protagonist through the market’s offerings (“Try a bite,” “Take a whiff”), sensate prose from Wedlick (Naming Ceremony) details the smell of fresh primroses, the taste of roasted nuts, the song of a nightingale, the sight of parading peacocks, and more. In dreamlike paintings from Mukodiri Uchendu (We Could Fly), warm orange torches and glowing pink lanterns illuminate the child’s discoveries across an indigo night. Each scene bustles and brims with activity as readers take in masked dancers, stilt walkers, and glowing jellyfish, among other sights. Once dawn arrives, and the activity slows, the child has one coin left—enough for entrance to the next market. Bewitching and surreal, it’s a work invested in both autonomous childhood adventures and fresh perceptions. Creators’ notes about Nigerian night market traditions conclude. Ages 4–8. Author’s agent: Alice Fugate, Joy Harris Literary. Illustrator’s agent: Jessica Saint Jean, Jill Grinberg Literary. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

★ "Bewitching and surreal, it’s a work invested in both autonomous childhood adventures and fresh perceptions." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

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