Dark Emperor & Other Poems of The Night is a children's poetry book by Joyce Sidman and illustrated by Rick Allen.

The author Joyce Sidman reveals the loveliness and diversification of the nocturnal world through twelve lyrical poems.

[1] Publishers Weekly says "In Sidman's delicious poems, darkness is the norm, and there's nothing to fear but the rising sun".

[2] Margaret Bush of School Library Journal says “Sidman continues her explorations of natural history in this set of poems about nocturnal life in the forest.

The illustrations are bold, richly detailed linoleum prints colored in gouache.”[3] Hazel Rochman of Booklist adds that “this picture book combines lyrical poetry and compelling art with science concepts.”[4]