"What is the sun?", a small boy asks his grandmother one bedtime - beginning a rhyming conversation about the earth, sea and sky. They talk about the moon, the tides, the wind, the rain and people too. The exchange takes place while the child is getting ready for bed, which is reflected in the book's layout with large double-spread illustrations of the subjects discussed and small vignettes of the child and his grandmother. Stephen Lambert has also illustrated "The Snow Maiden", "The Magpie and the Star" and "Fly by Night".
- ISBN10 0606228578
- ISBN13 9780606228572
- Publish Date 1 January 1996 (first published 1 May 1994)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 March 2021
- Imprint Turtleback Books
- Edition Turtleback School & Library ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Language English