The Night Is Deep and Wide (Board Book) (ISBN-13: 9781459824812)

★ "A lovely visual lullaby to soothe youngest readers to sleep."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

Rich imagery, gentle rhythm and soothing repetition will lull your little one to sleep as the tulips close for the night, one by one. In this bedtime story written as an Italian villanelle, poet Gillian Sze makes use of the poetic forms of cyclic pattern and rhyme scheme to create a melodious lullaby.

A young child comes in from picking flowers as the creatures around their home all settle down for the evening. Songbirds curl against their mothers' sides, the house slumps and sighs low, a hush settles as times slows. And little readers are invited to rest their heads and be soothed to sleep as moonlight falls on eyes that close.

Author: Gillian Sze
ISBN-10: 1459824814
ISBN-13: 9781459824812
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Language: English
Published: 03/16/2021
Pages: 20
Format: Board Book
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 6.90h x 6.90w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/08/2021