A FIREFLY NAMED TORCHY

by Bernard Waber ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 29, 1970

Snappy repartee and spectacular effects hook up in Times Square (or its equivalent anywhere) where a wistful little firefly who can't twinkle shines his bright light happily. . . so happily ""that on his way home without even thinking, he began to twinkle."" From the outset the text sparkles--the sleepy animals shout in unison ""TURN OFF THAT LIGHT,"" Torchy's mother advises him to ""think happy, twinkly thoughts""; but at the outset the swirling, bursting, splattering art seems to be showing off. That is until Torchy, muttering to himself ""Why shouldn't I twinkle. . . . Fireflies are supposed to twinkle. . . . Besides it's nice to twinkle,"" sees in the distance dancing lights that ""must be millions of fireflies"" and goes to join them. You know the rest--big lights, little lights, bright lights, dim lights, yellow, blue, green, orange, red, purple and white lights, dazzling, zooming, zipping, zigzagging lights. ""It's true,"" says Torchy, ""there are many kinds of lights in this world. Why should I hide mine?"" A dazzler.

Pub Date: Sept. 29, 1970

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1970

Categories: CHILDREN'S