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The Back of the Universe

by Jessixa Bagley Publisher: NEAL PORTER BOOKS

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A journey home across the night sky

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A journey home across the night sky

The Back of the Universe frames bedtime as a gradual journey from the far reaches of space toward a child’s room. Distant lights come into focus as the solar system, city lights, and finally stars on the ceiling, giving the book a clear visual path from cosmic scale to the familiar. Its bedtime-visualization structure connects space imagery with the transition to sleep, while the description presents it as a family ritual to share.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 drawn to space imagery and bedtime books
  • Families seeking a shared bedtime ritual
  • Young listeners who enjoy illustrated journeys from the cosmic to the familiar

Themes

Bedtime and sleepSpace and the universeHome and familiarity

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Book overview

Find your way gently to sleep with this stunningly-illustrated bedtime visualization of a journey home from the far corner of the universe.

Award-winning author and artist Jessixa Bagley offers your family a bedtime ritual she shares with her own son in The Back of the Universe. Starting from that farthest corner, move toward distant glowing lights, which slowly resolve into our solar system, the lights of our cities, and finally the stars on a sleepy child's ceiling.

Hushed, loving text and gorgeously vivid pictures make this book a true art object to share with any young cosmonaut.
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