Bright Skies with Aimée Sicuro

Phoebe and Dad sat in the store, listening to the rain. …”
Since I chatted last week (here) with author Uma Krishnaswami about her newest picture book, Bright Sky, Starry City (Groundwood, May 2015), I’m following up here today with some spreads from the book, which was illustrated by Aimée Sicuro.
Enjoy the art.
(Note: Some of the text in the spreads featured below varies slightly from the text in the final copy of the book.)
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Dad hurried Phoebe back into the shop.”
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Where were all the lights?”
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glowing, sparkling, gleaming lights painted the night …”
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‘What a bright, bright sky,’ she whispered.”
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BRIGHT SKY, STARRY CITY. Copyright © 2015 by Uma Krishnaswami. Illustrations © 2015 by Aimée Sicuro. Published by Groundwood Books, Toronto. Spreads reproduced by permission of the publisher.
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