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Ray
A humorous picture book about the adventures of a light bulb who embarks on an enlightening journey, from the acclaimed author-illustrator of Petra.
At the end of the hall, near the staircase, is a closet. In that closet lives Ray, who is a light bulb. Ray spends most of his time in darkness, which is pretty boring if you don't know how to fill it. So boring that Ray usually slips into a dreamless sleep . . .
Everything changes one day when Ray is migrated into a portable lantern and taken on the trip of a lifetime. He wakes up in a much larger closet (the outside), surrounded by incredible things - too many to count! Everything is super big, and Ray has never felt so small. And in the morning, Ray makes an incredible discovery which will change his life forever.
Meet Ray, a charming new character from the imaginative mind of Marianna Coppo, the creator of Petra!
At the end of the hall, near the staircase, is a closet. In that closet lives Ray, who is a light bulb. Ray spends most of his time in darkness, which is pretty boring if you don't know how to fill it. So boring that Ray usually slips into a dreamless sleep . . .
Everything changes one day when Ray is migrated into a portable lantern and taken on the trip of a lifetime. He wakes up in a much larger closet (the outside), surrounded by incredible things - too many to count! Everything is super big, and Ray has never felt so small. And in the morning, Ray makes an incredible discovery which will change his life forever.
Meet Ray, a charming new character from the imaginative mind of Marianna Coppo, the creator of Petra!
40 pages, Hardcover
Published May 26, 2020
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Marianna Coppo
30 books52 followersMarianna Coppo is an author/illustrator from Italy. She studied editorial illustration at MiMaster in Milan, and now focuses on freelance illustration in Rome. She is one of the curators of Tentacoli, an independent label which specializes in fanzines and handmade products. Petra is her first picture book.
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March 23, 2020
I'm not quite sure what to make of this. It's a book about a lightbulb that has an adventure. How do you even begin to process that?
Ray lives in the closet. He's been in other places in the house, too, like the living room (which was good) and the bathroom (which was a little less pleasant). Now he's in the closet, which is pretty boring. He counts all the things in there with him, and watches things change a little in the outside world, but mostly, he just hangs there. One day, though, his people unscrew him and take him on a camping trip. He sees more things than he can count, and in the morning, he has a spiritual awakening of sorts.
If you can get past the question of why someone would take the incandescent lightbulb from the hall closet on a camping trip, then the rest of the story is kind of charming. Ray is a sympathetic character; I think a lot of us can relate (especially right now) to the feeling of being cooped-up and bored. The illustrations are simple, but effective.
Overall, this is kind of cute. Anthropomorphized lightbulbs. Now I've seen it all.
Thank you to NetGalley and Tundra Books (NY) for providing a digital ARC.
Ray lives in the closet. He's been in other places in the house, too, like the living room (which was good) and the bathroom (which was a little less pleasant). Now he's in the closet, which is pretty boring. He counts all the things in there with him, and watches things change a little in the outside world, but mostly, he just hangs there. One day, though, his people unscrew him and take him on a camping trip. He sees more things than he can count, and in the morning, he has a spiritual awakening of sorts.
If you can get past the question of why someone would take the incandescent lightbulb from the hall closet on a camping trip, then the rest of the story is kind of charming. Ray is a sympathetic character; I think a lot of us can relate (especially right now) to the feeling of being cooped-up and bored. The illustrations are simple, but effective.
Overall, this is kind of cute. Anthropomorphized lightbulbs. Now I've seen it all.
Thank you to NetGalley and Tundra Books (NY) for providing a digital ARC.
March 14, 2020
This picture book has fun art and a likeable light bulb as the main character, but it fell flat a bit for me. As a mom of science-loving kids, I couldn't help but dislike the problems with reality. No, not having a sentient light bulb (I'm okay with that) but the idea that the light bulb had once been in more fun rooms over the years and transferred to a closet and that he could be put into a camping lantern for a vacation and then brought back to the closet. That's just not how light bulbs work. We don't take them out of one room after years of use and put them in another fixture. We tend to use them until they burn out, and camping lanterns use totally different kinds of light bulbs. Also, I'm not sure that taking a weekend off from your horribly dull closet life to go camping and see the sun for the first time would result in more peace and happiness when you returned to the closet.
Cute pictures, but it doesn't make a lot of sense in a lot of ways. I suspect a lot of kids would come to the same conclusions.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.
Cute pictures, but it doesn't make a lot of sense in a lot of ways. I suspect a lot of kids would come to the same conclusions.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.
June 7, 2025
Darkness is boring
if you don’t know how to fill it.
So is life.
Go out and discover new places, embrace adventures, and gain a fresh perspective on life.
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September 9, 2020
Ray is a lightbulb who lives in the closet where it is dark and his dreams are dark and empty. But one day, he is taken out of the closet and placed in a lantern that goes along on a camping trip. There, Ray has the entire world to see and count and when he goes home, his dreams are full!
This is a super cute story that shares the differences between life in one place and life that includes all the wonders of the world!
The illustrations are fun and the lightbulb on the cover glows in the dark!
This is a super cute story that shares the differences between life in one place and life that includes all the wonders of the world!
The illustrations are fun and the lightbulb on the cover glows in the dark!
May 14, 2020
Strange and abstract, but so incredibly cute. Ray the lightbulb is often bored inside the closet that he inhabits, only rarely illuminating the interior. He gets so bored that he often dreams a dreamless sleep. But when he's placed into a camping lamp and goes outdoors with a family, he discovers that there's an entire world outside the closet. It's filled with all sorts of creatures and colors and atmosphere that he didn't even know existed.
With Coppo's signature style, she turns an abstract story into one about discovery, using the smart decisions to play with lighting (ha!) and details.
Overall, I think that this book is fun and plays with a lot of concepts such as existence and exploration that I find are important when coming into one's self and growing up.
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With Coppo's signature style, she turns an abstract story into one about discovery, using the smart decisions to play with lighting (ha!) and details.
Overall, I think that this book is fun and plays with a lot of concepts such as existence and exploration that I find are important when coming into one's self and growing up.
Review cross-listed here!
March 19, 2020
This little story wasn’t the best. I think a major factor was it doesn’t translate on the kindle app well. The pictures were chopped up and all over the place. The actual illustrations were beautiful but the story wasn’t engaging and my daughter lost interest quickly
October 2, 2021
It’s a truly remarkable thing when someone can pump unique life and personality into an inanimate object, and that’s Marianna Coppo’s specialty.
January 12, 2021
Super cute.
March 9, 2020
Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for an advance digital copy of Ray by Marianna Coppo. This book is adorable! Ray, the light bulb in the closet, has days filled with darkness. That is, until the family uses him to light the lantern on their camping trip! Ray truly sees the world outside his storage closet and when he returns home, his days of darkness are filled with bright memories! Such a cute story for kids 3-8.
June 1, 2020
I’m not sure if this was a technological error on my end, or if something was wrong with the file, but the pages were spliced you making it difficult to read.
It seemed like perhaps the pages were out of order? I’m not sure. However, that bird and pieces I was able to read were great. It’s a fun, playful book that I think many will enjoy. Because of that, and despite the technical difficulties, I’m still rating this one.
It seemed like perhaps the pages were out of order? I’m not sure. However, that bird and pieces I was able to read were great. It’s a fun, playful book that I think many will enjoy. Because of that, and despite the technical difficulties, I’m still rating this one.
May 31, 2025
A lightbulb from the closet is one day transported on a journey in a lantern. Though later replaced in his closet, his world is illuminated! His imagination can fill long hours, and take him anywhere he wants to go.
May 25, 2020
This is a creative, fun, and interesting book about a light bulb. Ray’s life is pretty plain as he’s moved from different rooms and then into the closet. When he’s placed in a lantern and taken on a camping trip, a whole new world opens up to him. It’s thrilling watching him view things he’s never seen before with fresh eyes. I read this via NetGalley, courtesy of the publisher.
December 9, 2020
I love stories told from the perspective of random things/objects. This book is all about a lightbulb who lives in the closet at the end of the hall. His days are pretty boring, but one day his life is turned upside down. Love the illustrations too. :)
August 12, 2020
I love this cute little light bulb.
March 21, 2020
Ray is a short book about a light bulb for younger children, reading it gives a lot of opportunities to interact and have fun together. The light bulb went off and on, casting light to different places - perfect entertainment for every 3-5 year old.
Illustrations are plain and full of vivid colors, showing easy to recognize facial expressions and simple everyday objects for kids to name and search around the home. A great book to start reading together and show little ones how fun can that be.
The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Illustrations are plain and full of vivid colors, showing easy to recognize facial expressions and simple everyday objects for kids to name and search around the home. A great book to start reading together and show little ones how fun can that be.
The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
June 29, 2024
Ray is a lightbulb that lives in a closet at the end of the hall. His life is pretty boring and routine, but that's all about to change when Ray finds himself on a camping trip outdoors, and his whole perspective on life changes.
March 30, 2021
You may recognize the author-illustrator Marianna Coppo as the creator of the fantastic picture book debut Petra, as well as Such a Good Boy. Coppo’s 2020 release, Ray (translated from Italian by Debbie Bibo), is another charming delight. Ray is a rosy-cheeked smiling light bulb who now resides in the closet of a home. Readers learn that Ray “has seen better days” (in his home’s well-used living room) “and worse ones too” (in the bathroom!). The closet is an okay place to live... but rather boring. Ray can, of course, count the objects around him or watch “Tom the spider”. And things become more lively when a young child sometimes makes their “secret hideout” in the closet. But when darkness hits...”Ray does not like this. Darkness is boring if you don’t know how to fill” that time and Ray usually has “dreamless sleep[s]”. This all changes, however, when Ray is moved from the closet to a lantern when his family goes on a life-changing trip to the outdoors. For Ray, the trip is extraordinary and there are only some things he thinks he recognizes- and “everything is big, super big”! An especially brilliant moment of joy occurs when Ray stays up and sees the smiling face of the “biggest light bulb in the world”. A tender-hearted, softly funny story- with tremendously appealing artwork- that leads to a satisfying ending, Marianna Coppo has another genuine winning tale here with Ray. Readers who love stories starring unexpected, lovable friends such as Spork, Nobody Hugs a Cactus, Spoon, or Coppo’s own Petra, might especially love this shining story. Extras: The removable dust jacket of the hardcover edition of Ray features a glow in the dark Ray (front and back)! It is an adorable and thoughtful touch. My kids were delighted by this and kept turning the lights out in their room and the washroom to see Ray glow!
I received a copy of this title courtesy of Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada in exchange for an honest review. All opinions and comments are my own.
August 31, 2020
I was a big fan of Petra, so I was very excited to get the ARC of Ray. I loved Petra partly because it fit into our Summer Reading Program theme (Libraries Rock!) so well two years ago, but also because it has a fun twist--you discover Petra is not actually a mountain, but just a small pebble.
One thing that I find really impressive is that as soon as I saw the cover, I immediately recognized the illustration as something I'd seen before. I think it's great when illustrators have a distinctive style that readers can identify.
In Ray, the illustrations are as delightful as ever. I love Coppo's ability to infuse ordinary objects with personality and life. The illustrations are whimsical, but they also have a folk art feel about them. They also balance negative space without being too stark or too cluttered. I liked that there were a few interactive elements as you read the book with a child ("flip the switch!" and "count the objects!"). However, something about the storyline of this book didn't work for me. There was something not internally consistent that I can't quite place my finger on. Maybe it's the fact that a light bulb is going on a camping trip? I love children's stories that focus on forgotten things or give everyday objects personalities and feelings. But I almost think like this story would have worked better if Ray was a flashlight or a camping lantern rather than a light bulb.
I'm probably overanalyzing something that most children won't notice, but I do think that sometimes children want things to be logical even more than adults do. Regardless, this is a cute book with a unique concept, and I will be happy to push it into the hands of library patrons.
Thanks to NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review!
One thing that I find really impressive is that as soon as I saw the cover, I immediately recognized the illustration as something I'd seen before. I think it's great when illustrators have a distinctive style that readers can identify.
In Ray, the illustrations are as delightful as ever. I love Coppo's ability to infuse ordinary objects with personality and life. The illustrations are whimsical, but they also have a folk art feel about them. They also balance negative space without being too stark or too cluttered. I liked that there were a few interactive elements as you read the book with a child ("flip the switch!" and "count the objects!"). However, something about the storyline of this book didn't work for me. There was something not internally consistent that I can't quite place my finger on. Maybe it's the fact that a light bulb is going on a camping trip? I love children's stories that focus on forgotten things or give everyday objects personalities and feelings. But I almost think like this story would have worked better if Ray was a flashlight or a camping lantern rather than a light bulb.
I'm probably overanalyzing something that most children won't notice, but I do think that sometimes children want things to be logical even more than adults do. Regardless, this is a cute book with a unique concept, and I will be happy to push it into the hands of library patrons.
Thanks to NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review!
March 26, 2020
This is a story about an anthropomorphic lightbulb named Ray. He resides at the end of the hall, near the staircase, in a closet. He's seen better days dwelling in the living room and the bathroom but it seems he's been downgraded to a small closet where all sorts of paraphernalia is present, even a spider named Tom. Ray is bored and to offset that boredom he oftentimes slips into a dreamless sleep.
One day his world changes. He is unscrewed and placed into a lantern and escorted off on a family excursion. He can't really tell where it begins and ends but Ray stays alert and soaks it all in. He witnesses nature up close and personal. He is mesmerized as he gazes at the thousand of stars in the night sky. The next morning to his delight he discovers the biggest light bulb in the world high up in the sky. Can you guess what he saw?
He returns back to his home once again and is placed in his uninspiring closet. Everything inside remains unchanged since Ray left except Tom has moved out and gone on an adventure of his own. Ray is left alone in the darkness once again but his memories shine bright and bring him great happiness.
The illustrations are vivid, full of expression and kid-friendly. I like when author's think out of the box and who would have thought of bringing an incandescent light to life to tell his story? A fun story to share and converse about. Approved by Storywraps!
One day his world changes. He is unscrewed and placed into a lantern and escorted off on a family excursion. He can't really tell where it begins and ends but Ray stays alert and soaks it all in. He witnesses nature up close and personal. He is mesmerized as he gazes at the thousand of stars in the night sky. The next morning to his delight he discovers the biggest light bulb in the world high up in the sky. Can you guess what he saw?
He returns back to his home once again and is placed in his uninspiring closet. Everything inside remains unchanged since Ray left except Tom has moved out and gone on an adventure of his own. Ray is left alone in the darkness once again but his memories shine bright and bring him great happiness.
The illustrations are vivid, full of expression and kid-friendly. I like when author's think out of the box and who would have thought of bringing an incandescent light to life to tell his story? A fun story to share and converse about. Approved by Storywraps!
May 25, 2020
Ray is an average closet lightbulb. Turn him on and he sees everything his family stores in the closet. But it's the same old 41 items, every time. When the light is turned off, he becomes bored and drifts off to sleep -- a sleep without dreams. However, today is Ray's lucky day! He feels spinning as his family removes him from the closet fixture and places him in a lantern that they take on a camping trip. He encounters a number of new things on this journey, including the biggest lightbulb in the world (sun). After all these grand new experiences, he now knows that even after returning to his closet, his life will never ever be the same again. I think the point to this sweet book came through easily and youngsters will relate to the way a change in scenery can impact our thoughts and dreams. What a great story to use with children when discussing all the new things they learned and discovered on a recent trip or while having a new experience. The simple artwork was rendered in tempera, pastels and digital collage and is really sweet natured with soft colors. Thank you to Netgalley and to Tundra Books for approving an advance reader's copy so that I would provide my honest review. This book will be published tomorrow, May 26th.
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For more children's literature, middle grade literature, and YA literature reviews, feel free to visit my personal blog at The Miller Memo!
May 29, 2020
Ray by Marianna Coppo is a picturebook currently scheduled for release on May 26 2020. At the end of the hall, near the staircase, is a closet. In that closet lives Ray, who is a light bulb. Ray spends most of his time in darkness, which is pretty boring if you don't know how to fill it. So boring that Ray usually slips into a dreamless sleep. Everything changes one day when Ray is migrated into a portable lantern and taken on the trip of a lifetime. He wakes up in a much larger closet (the outside), surrounded by incredible things - too many to count! Everything is super big, and Ray has never felt so small. And in the morning, Ray makes an incredible discovery which will change his life forever.
Ray is a cute book about a lightbulb that might be a little bored in his comfort zone, but has no complaints. Being moved to a camping lantern for a short trip gives Ray the chance to see the larger world, and while it might be scary, he takes the time to look around and soak it all in. Sometimes seeing the larger world through another's eyes helps us appreciate them more, and I think getting the chance to see the stars, the trees, and of course the sun, through Ray's eyes can help readers of all ages think about how amazing some of the things we take for granted really are.
Ray is a lovely picturebook. It would be great for sharing anytime, but might be most impactful before camping or going somewhere new.
Ray is a cute book about a lightbulb that might be a little bored in his comfort zone, but has no complaints. Being moved to a camping lantern for a short trip gives Ray the chance to see the larger world, and while it might be scary, he takes the time to look around and soak it all in. Sometimes seeing the larger world through another's eyes helps us appreciate them more, and I think getting the chance to see the stars, the trees, and of course the sun, through Ray's eyes can help readers of all ages think about how amazing some of the things we take for granted really are.
Ray is a lovely picturebook. It would be great for sharing anytime, but might be most impactful before camping or going somewhere new.
July 29, 2020
So, cute story, great illustrations, seriously, the illustrations are so fun and full of detail! And the story is cute, but it's confusing. Ray is a light bulb who lives in a closet, and so doesn't get to do or see much. He does have a spider friend, Tom, and has counted 41 objects in the closet- there might be more, but Ray can only count to 41. He talks about living in other rooms of the house, and this is where the confusion starts- who moves light bulbs from room to room? Is this really a thing people do? Then one day, Ray gets put into a portable lantern and taken on a camping trip. I would think portable lanterns have special bulbs, but I could be wrong. Ray's reaction to the outside world is adorable- especially when he sees the sun, the biggest light bulb in the world! After all this excitement, he gets stuck back in the boring closet- if this family likes to move light bulbs around, why not let Ray live in a different room for a while? Ray enjoys reliving his memories, though, so at least he's not bored anymore. 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.
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July 18, 2020
Love that the lightbulbs on both the front and back jacket glow in the dark!
Ray is a lightbulb that’s seen good days (hanging in the light fixture of the family room) and bad days (hanging in the bathroom light fixture). His current residence is in the closet, where he counts things when he’s bored. His favorite things include book covers, Tom the spider, and when the kid that lives in the house uses the closet to build secret hideouts.
Once day Ray’s head spins when he leaves the closet for another place. A place where there are too many things to count, and where everything seems super big. He’s camping, and lighting up a lantern!
Morning comes, and Ray sees the biggest light bulb in the world. Upon returning home to his closet, Ray’s darkness is filled with memories of what he saw while camping, and his world is no longer boring.
Message: when your darkness becomes boring and you don’t know how to fill it, think about the memories that bring you joy & happiness.
Ray is a lightbulb that’s seen good days (hanging in the light fixture of the family room) and bad days (hanging in the bathroom light fixture). His current residence is in the closet, where he counts things when he’s bored. His favorite things include book covers, Tom the spider, and when the kid that lives in the house uses the closet to build secret hideouts.
Once day Ray’s head spins when he leaves the closet for another place. A place where there are too many things to count, and where everything seems super big. He’s camping, and lighting up a lantern!
Morning comes, and Ray sees the biggest light bulb in the world. Upon returning home to his closet, Ray’s darkness is filled with memories of what he saw while camping, and his world is no longer boring.
Message: when your darkness becomes boring and you don’t know how to fill it, think about the memories that bring you joy & happiness.
June 19, 2021
3.5 This is one of those unique, different picture books that aren't like most. Ray is a light bulb that lives in a closet. His days are pretty boring. To pass the time when it's light he counts things. Most of the time he's in the dark. Then one day someone takes him from the closet and puts him into a lantern and he's taken on an adventure with his family on a camping trip in the forest. Ray sees so many new things he's never seen before--more things than he can count! He sees the sun rise for the first time - the biggest light bulb in the world! He returns to the closet at the end of the trip: "The closet is right where we left it...Everything is exactly the same. But for Ray, it's another world entirely." And we see in his mind bubble all the things he saw on the trip.
An opportunity with young school age readers to talk about changes in perspective and imagination. Younger readers might enjoy as well because Ray is so cute.
An opportunity with young school age readers to talk about changes in perspective and imagination. Younger readers might enjoy as well because Ray is so cute.
April 25, 2020
"Ray" by Marianna Coppo is a children's book that follows along with Ray the lightbulb as he goes on an adventure outside of his house. The book was a cute story and had great illustrations to accompany it! In fact, my family and I found the illustrations to be the best part of the book. We really enjoyed the sunrise page drawing towards the end of the book.
In the beginning, I felt a little skeptical about the direction of the book. The discussion of the closet and it's contents was not the more interesting. However, the author really picks it up at the end of the book and takes this little lightbulb on a camping adventure where he sees hundreds of new things. I especially loved the ending and how he now had new memories with him in the same closet back at home. Overall, it was a good book but it feels like the first half of the book is missing something to make it special.
In the beginning, I felt a little skeptical about the direction of the book. The discussion of the closet and it's contents was not the more interesting. However, the author really picks it up at the end of the book and takes this little lightbulb on a camping adventure where he sees hundreds of new things. I especially loved the ending and how he now had new memories with him in the same closet back at home. Overall, it was a good book but it feels like the first half of the book is missing something to make it special.
June 9, 2020
'Ray' with words and pictures by Marianna Coppo is a picture book about a lightbulb.
Ray is a lightbulb that hangs in a closet. Most of the time, he is in the dark. Occasionally, when the light is on, he counts the objects (41) and notices that the contents change. It's a pretty boring life until one day when he finds himself being taken out of the closet and somewhere unusual.
I loved a previous book by this author about a rock named Petra, and Ray is in good company. The story has a wistful, lonely quality, but never drags the readers emotions down. The ending is just great. So are the pictures.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
Ray is a lightbulb that hangs in a closet. Most of the time, he is in the dark. Occasionally, when the light is on, he counts the objects (41) and notices that the contents change. It's a pretty boring life until one day when he finds himself being taken out of the closet and somewhere unusual.
I loved a previous book by this author about a rock named Petra, and Ray is in good company. The story has a wistful, lonely quality, but never drags the readers emotions down. The ending is just great. So are the pictures.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
November 7, 2022
Ok, so, let's accept that the lightbulb is sentient. Then, let's accept that it makes sense for its family to move it from room to room and then on a camping trip and back. So, it's a fable or parable; there's some sort of metaphor and message. What is that message?
No matter how diminished your life has become, an occasional adventure can give you enough memories to carry on? Your life is in the hands of bigger forces, so be good, brave, & strong and maybe you'll have chances for dreams & adventures? Ignorance (of the fact that the sun is not a god) is bliss?
Still not particularly fond of it.
Is Petra the author's only winner?
No matter how diminished your life has become, an occasional adventure can give you enough memories to carry on? Your life is in the hands of bigger forces, so be good, brave, & strong and maybe you'll have chances for dreams & adventures? Ignorance (of the fact that the sun is not a god) is bliss?
Still not particularly fond of it.
Is Petra the author's only winner?
May 11, 2020
Review copy provided by NetGalley
This is the story of a light bulb that longs for a little adventure. He's lit the living room, the bathroom, and now the closet, and he's bored since nothing ever happens in a closet. Then he's taken on a camping trip in a lantern and his whole world opens up. It's a fun story to read and I was drawn in through a pleasant mixture of vibrant illustrations and concise, amusing text. This would be a fun classroom or bedtime read aloud. I liked it, and I know kids would as well.
This is the story of a light bulb that longs for a little adventure. He's lit the living room, the bathroom, and now the closet, and he's bored since nothing ever happens in a closet. Then he's taken on a camping trip in a lantern and his whole world opens up. It's a fun story to read and I was drawn in through a pleasant mixture of vibrant illustrations and concise, amusing text. This would be a fun classroom or bedtime read aloud. I liked it, and I know kids would as well.
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May 27, 2020At the end of the hall, near the staircase, is a closet. In that closet lives Ray, who is a light bulb. Ray spends most of his time in darkness, which is pretty boring if you don't know how to fill it. So boring that Ray usually slips into a dreamless sleep... Everything changes one day when Ray is migrated into a portable lantern and taken on the trip of a lifetime. He wakes up in a much larger closet (the outside), surrounded by incredible things - too many to count! And in the morning, Ray makes an incredible discovery which will change his life forever.
December 28, 2020
Iggi's Storytime Criteria
Age group: Preschool+
Content: lightbulbs, closets, counting, imagination, travel
Plot: Ray is a lightbulb who has been in many places in the house, but now lives in a closet. The closet is boring and mostly the same, but one day, the people in his house take him outside where Ray sees lots of new things including the sun!
Wordiness: Medium-low
Length: Medium-short
Illustrations: Cute as a button
Page Gloss: matte
Other: quirky cute in a really chill way
Age group: Preschool+
Content: lightbulbs, closets, counting, imagination, travel
Plot: Ray is a lightbulb who has been in many places in the house, but now lives in a closet. The closet is boring and mostly the same, but one day, the people in his house take him outside where Ray sees lots of new things including the sun!
Wordiness: Medium-low
Length: Medium-short
Illustrations: Cute as a button
Page Gloss: matte
Other: quirky cute in a really chill way
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