Or read it in a comforting voice and lull a little one to sleep. I mean, I bet you can read this in a sinister voice and end up with eerie story perfect for a scary story time. There’s something Lynchian about the imagery (in fact the rabbits remind me of the strange human-sized bunnies in Lynch’s Inland Empire) with the rather dead-eyed toddler rabbit (being carried by mom at first, and then later a father who joins them on their nocturnal stroll) looking in windows at other animals engaging in mundane activities that somehow seem mysterious and otherworldly in Miyakoshi’s hands. Although I find this cozy and comforting overall, I have to admit I find its surreal dream-like quality a bit creepy on another level. Originally published in Japan in 2015, this moody, beautiful import shows an anthropomorphic rabbit family walking home at night. The Way Home in the Night, illustrated and written by Akiko Miyakoshi, published by Kids Can Press, ISBN: 978-1-77138-663-0, to be released April 4, 2017.
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