Gianna Marino – illustratör

Nocturnal animals need sleep, too, in this sweet and humorous board book by New York Times bestselling illustrator Gianna Marino!It's daytime and night animals are all sleeping soundly. Well, all except for Possum. The more places he tries to sleep, the more night animals he wakes up. Will Possum, Bear, Wolf, Beaver, and Skunk ever find a good day’s rest? *Formerly published as Night Animals Need Sleep Too

Something’s out there in the dark!First Possum hears it. Then Skunk. Then Wolf comes running.“What could it possibly be?” asks Bat.“Night Animals!” the animals declare.“But you are night animals,” Bat informs this not-so-smart crew.Children will love the oh-so-funny animals in this twist on a cozy bedtime book.

In a beautiful ode to family love, a horse asks its little one how they will spend their day: Listening to birdsong? Smelling flower blossoms? Racing the clouds? Feeling the earth beneath their feet?As the pair uses their senses to experience the world around them during the day, the shadows grow longer, the sky darker, and the parent horse reassures the foal, “Don’t be afraid, Little Horse. I will hold you and love you.”In this stunningly illustrated and lyrically told story, Gianna Marino poignantly captures a parent’s love for their child.

One lonely day, Mule sees someone with ears like hers—could it be another mule? It’s a rabbit! But how delightful that they have the same ears! And Rabbit and Beaver have the same teeth! And Beaver and Duck have the same feet! But what happens when Bear is different from everyone else?In this gorgeously illustrated and humorously told story, Gianna Marino celebrates our similarities and our differences while sharing a powerful message about community and friendship.

Water Buffalo and Crane''s field is dry, empty, and hot--so hot that they can barely think of anything else. Every day is the same . . . Until one day, they hear something new. "How do you do?"When Goat dances into their lives, Water Buffalo and Crane can''t help but join in. Suddenly their field doesn''t seem dry, empty, and hot at all. Even after Goat dances away, their world is no longer so small.This beautiful story about widening your horizons and making new friends, brought to life with stunning illustrations by Gianna Marino, shows how all it takes is one special friend to change your world.