Bright Lights and Summer Nights [Hardcover]

THREE STARRED REVIEWS! • Take a luminous bedtime journey through the summery dreamworld of a restless baby in this enchanting picture book lullaby. In the tradition of bedtime classics like Goodnight Moon, this gorgeous book with a cloth-like spine is the perfect gift for new parents.

Fireflies and mystic moon

Mystic moon and brilliant night

filled with friends and firelight

On a hot summer night, Mother Moon soothes a little star baby who won't go to sleep. With her magic, she spins a warm, lyrical tale of friendship and fun: a dreamy summer evening set beneath a blanket of twinkling stars as children and forest friends with balloons enjoy a country fair with a carousel and caramel apples before taking a fantastical trolley ride to a marvelous, light-filled destination. 

A captivating book, sure to be picked up night after night, that will send all little star babies off to dreamland.One of the Toronto Public Library's First and Best of 2025
An Amazon Best Book of June for Ages 3-5 Pick
A Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Book for Kids and Teens, Fall 2025

[W]ends from pleasantly pedestrian to fantastical and transcendent; this is the kind of restorative dream one hopes to have. —STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

Crisp, rhythmic phrasing from Grant and luminous, emerald-hued artwork by Manbeck chart a child’s enchanted summertime dreams in this vividly rendered picture book. . . . As the story zooms back out, a portrait of the child curled up on a cloud warmly invites readers to drift off themselves. —STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly