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Synopsis
Each evening Grandfather Twilight opens a chest, removes a pearl from a long string, and calls his dog for an evening stroll. As he walks, the sunset flows behind him like a beautiful robe, while in his hand the pearl grows larger. When he reaches the sea, he releases the pearl to the sky where it shines on the water below. Gentle and lulling, this book captures those serene moments that happen at twilight.
Children's Literature
One of the most calming nighttime books I ever read with my children makes a new appearance as a board book. Grandfather Twilight is an allegorical story of a grandfather who, nightly, takes one pearl from an everlasting strand and then goes for a walk. Everything quiets around him and the pearl growing larger with each step until he gently gives it "to the silence above the sea." There is tranquility in both Berger's verse and the soft mystical illustrations that make this a lullaby of a book. 2000, Philomel, Ages 1 to 4, $6.99. Reviewer: Susie Wilde