Illustrated by Britta Teckentrup
Shimmer, Glimmer, Glow!
This sweet story is about Florence Firefly who is lost, and the adventures she has trying to find her way home. One of the book’s charms is that your child becomes part of the story, and helps Florence complete her journey. This tale would be good any time of the day, but lends itself to being a nice bedtime story. That is because in the end, the child says goodnight to Florence; which would also be a good time to say goodnight to the little one hearing the story.
Firefly Home is an interactive book that asks the child to participate doing things such as clapping, flapping their hands, or saying things out loud. Illustrations cover the pages of this over-sized, hard-backed book, and the firefly (or lightning bug) is eye-catching because it looks like it really shines. This tale is great because it has a happy ending made possible because of your child’s assistance. 
Also, this story makes a good lead-in to talk about what the child should do if he were ever lost—so it is a home run on many levels! This 5-star book would be enjoyed by children in pre-school through kindergarten who like to use their imagination.
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