Hildilid's Night
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1971

Hildilid's Night

Written by Cheli Duran Ryan and Arnold Lobel

An elderly woman battles the night with wild schemes.

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32 pages· ~550L
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An elderly woman despises the night and concocts outrageous plans to banish it forever. From setting it ablaze to drowning it, her relentless quest raises questions: Can she truly defeat the darkness, or will her efforts lead to unexpected revelations? As her battle against the night unfolds, the line between determination and obsession blurs, leaving readers to wonder what lengths she'll go to in her quest for eternal daylight.

Awards

Caldecott Honor (1972)
At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~550L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.6
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
45872
Publication
Published
June 1, 1996
First published
September 1, 1971
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780689805387
LCCN
96163526
OCLC
35298807

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