In the Dark
This month, join youth host Aspen as she speaks to Corinna Luyken, illustrator of the book “In the Dark” on ICAN’s Audio Book Tour on Thursday, October 17th at 5 PM Pacific, with an encore broadcast on Sunday, October 20th at 8 AM Pacific.
With striking illustrations that will make your soul fly and spare text that will make your heart dance, this lyrical picture book encourages us to set aside our snap judgments and quiet our fears of the unknown by shining light on what has been kept in the dark.
They came in the dark,
and took the narrow path
that only witches used.
Everyone said that’s what they were . . .
But what if everyone was wrong? Watch what happens when one girl steps into the woods and gets to know these newcomers. The spooky black cat? Meet Mingus! The broomsticks and cloaks? Cloth and wooden handles. And those shadows in the sky? Handmade kites, fluttering in the breeze.
When the breeze becomes a blustery storm, everything changes…including first impressions.
Told from two perspectives, here is a gentle and timely reminder that all it takes to bridge the gap of misunderstanding and fear between people is an open and willing heart.corinnaluyken.com
About Corinna Luyken
Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author and artist Corinna Luyken’s work is rooted in improvisation and explores themes of connection, perception, and misperception. She is interested in stories that reframe and question our assumptions, and the role of art (and books) in changing how we see and understand the world around us.
You can learn more about Corinna, at her website, and by reading her Artist Profile as part of All Classical Radio’s Artist Anthology, featuring 40 of the top creative artists of the Pacific Northwest.
About Aspen
Aspen is a youth singer, and future voice-over artist who has featured on ICAN as part of ICAN’s 5th Birthday Special, and most recently on an episode of ICAN Become, where she interviewed Voice-Over Artist, Singer, and Actor Susannah Mars, as part of ICAN Radios original series ICAN Become, a show in which youth interview their career heroes.
Aspen’s episode ICAN Become: A Voice-Over Artist has set her on the way to success.
You can hear ICAN’s Audio Book Tour every third Thursday at 5p PT with a rebroadcast the following Sunday at 8a PT. Check out more books featured in ICAN’s Audio Book Tour.
