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The Night Is Deep and Wide

by Gillian Sze

A bedtime poem shaped by repetition

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Awards & Recognition

  • Critical praise

    Publishers Weekly starred review

    Starred review praising the book as a visual lullaby.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A bedtime poem shaped by repetition

As a bedtime story written in the form of an Italian villanelle, Gillian Sze’s book draws on recurring patterns and rhyme to frame the close of day. A child returns from picking flowers while songbirds settle beside their mothers and the house grows quiet. Tulips closing one by one provide a repeated image for the transition toward sleep, while moonlight and the surrounding creatures extend the evening scene. The poem’s circular form gives the bedtime routine a clear structure, linking the natural world around the child with the invitation to rest.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For very young children and caregivers sharing a bedtime book.
  • For families seeking a poetic read-aloud with rhyme and repetition.
  • For readers interested in bedtime stories that draw on flowers and nighttime nature.

Themes

Bedtime and restNighttime naturePoetic form and repetition

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Book overview

★ "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.

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