marie dorleans

An award-winning picture book about a family’s midnight adventure - a contemporary Owl Moon.

A 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book which has received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, The Horn Book and Booklist.

Mama opened our bedroom door. ＂Wake up, you two,＂ she whispered. ＂Let’s go, so we get there on time.＂

Excited, the sleepy family step outside into a beautiful summer night. The world is quiet and shadowy, filled with fresh smells and amazing sights. Is this what they miss when they’re asleep?

Together, they walk out of their sleeping village. What will they find in the dark landscape?

This beautiful and evocative book movingly recalls family trips and the excitement of unknown adventure, while celebrating the awe-inspiring joy of the natural world.

Marie Dorléans studied Art and History of Art at the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg, France. She graduated in 2010 and has worked as a children’s book illustrator since then. The Night Walk is the winner of the French literary prize, the Prix Landerneau, in the best children’s book category, and was also shortlisted for the Prix Sorcières.