Yesss. All is well in the arc of blue-black sky, in the array of stars, in the music of the celestial spheres. Quiet jubilation plays at the edge of consciousness. It is there, in the hoot of the tawny owl and the churring trill of the nightjar. It disturbs the hunt of the wild creatures prowling far below the forest canopy—the wolf, the fox, and the pine marten. They pause and listen. It cools the savage temperament of the badger and the wild boar. It rouses the diminutive roe deer from their sleep, tantalizes the moths, and bestirs the crickets. Even the mice and the moles, tunneling away beneath the earth, feel it. Yesss. All is right with the world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
KATHERINE COVILLE is an artist as well as an author. Books she has illustrated include Aliens Ate My Homework and Sarah’s Unicorn, both written by her husband, Bruce Coville. Books she has written include Ivy and The Cottage in the Woods. She lives in Syracuse, New York, with a varying assortment of pets and children.
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