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Hello Darkness, My Old Friend

It's that time of year, the days are short and the nights are dark. BUT did you know that there's so much to explore during the night time? Also how does dark happen? Where does the sun go? Why does winter feel so long? Explore this list of nonfiction and fiction titles for kids from 0- 5th Grade. There's sure to be something to delight and astonish you about the wonderful world of darkness. After a few of these books, darkness might start to seem like an old friend you can't wait to say hello to!

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  • In the Dark

    the Science of What Happens at Night

    Deresti Betik, Lisa, 1972-
    Book, 2020Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2020] — j 508 DERESTI
  • The Dark!

    Wild Life in the Mysterious World of Caves

    Leigh, Lindsey,
    Book, 2024New York : Penguin Workshop, [2024] — j 591.7584 LEIGH L
  • Preloaded Audiobook, 2020Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2020] — j READ-ALO STORIES HADFIELD
  • Book, 2024New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — j P TRANSPOR KUEFLER
  • Book, 2020Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020] — j F BARRON R MAYA AND bk. 1
  • Book, 2015Somerville, Massachusetts : Templar Books an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2015. — j P BEDTIME YARLETT
  • Dark Nights and Light Hearts

    a Muslim Book of Opposites

    Khan, Hena,
    Book, 2025San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2025] — j P LEARNING KHAN H
  • Book, 2022New York : Beach Lane Books, [2022] — j P NATURE WHITE D
  • Graphic Novel, 2024New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2024] — j GN NGUYEN M
  • Book, 2020New York, NY : Balzer and Bray an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers [2020] — j P BEDTIME STUTZMAN
  • Book, 2025Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025 — j P ANIMALS RAYNER C
  • As Night Falls

    Creatures That Go Wild After Dark

    Napoli, Donna Jo, 1948-
    Book, 2023New York : Random House Studio, [2023] — j P BEDTIME NAPOLI D
  • The Mysterious Universe

    Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black Holes

    Jackson, Ellen, 1943-
    Book, 2008Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books, c2008. — j 523.8446 JACKSON
  • Nocturne

    Creatures of the Night

    Scott, Traer
    Book, 2014New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2014] — j 591.518 SCOTT T
  • Wild Moon

    How the Lunar Phases Light Up Our World

    Powers, Andie,
    Book, 2025Kaysville, Utah : Gibbs Smith, 2025. — j 523.32 POWERS A