National Flashlight Day is the same day as Winter Solstice, probably because that is when nighttime and dark are the longest.
Around 1899 the invention of the dry cell and miniature incandescent electric light bulbs made the first battery-powered flashlights possible.
Today the flashlights that we use are mostly incandescent lamps or light-emitting diodes and run on disposable or rechargeable batteries.
In Australia, 21st December will be the Summer Solstice, so not a night for flashlights or 'torches' as we call them.The Christmas lights here can't really be seen before 8 o'clock at night!
The perfect book for this celebration is Lizi Boyd's Flashlight.
See a review of this wordless book and some interior illustrations here.
This beautiful and evocative book movingly recalls family trips and the excitement of unknown adventure, while celebrating the awe-inspiring power of the natural world.
• Dark on Light by Dianne White and Felicita Sala
As the sun sets, three siblings discover nature’s nighttime beauty.
Michael and Monkey Moon are inseparable but one night Monkey Moon is nowhere to be found and Michael’s search for him goes way beyond the toy box.
• Blackout by John Rocco
Highlights how essential flashlights or torches become when there is a blackout.
For more books featuring flashlights or torches see this Pinterest page which came about in 2015 when our Book Week Slogan was Books Light Up Our World. While looking for books to display, I couldn't believe how many picture books had a 'torch' on the cover and even more with one inside! Add to that all the First Discoveries Torchlight books and the new series of Shine-a-Light books by Carron Brown and I was really excited about how many books we had for this theme. These two series are very popular with the children who use the school library.
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