“Directly and honestly, Mello faces the fear that grips so many of us, even well into adulthood — that moment when our nighttime wanderings turn dark.” — Sarah Shun-lien Bynum included Roger Mello’s JOÃO BY A THREAD, translated by Daniel Hahn, in her list of “five luminous new children’s books to help little ones wind down at night” for @nytbooks Tap the link in our bio to read this and other wonderful reviews of João’s dispatches from the dreamscape.