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Length9m
About this audiobook
Even the most restless reader will find peace and quiet in this breathtakingly illustrated book about the magic of nature, nighttime, and a duck who can’t sleep, based on a poem by the renowned E.B. White which was published in The New Yorker in 1928 and now appears for the first time in book form, with a foreword read by E. B. White’s granddaughter Martha White.
How surprised I was to see
A duck as wide awake as me.
Long past bedtime, two creatures sleeplessly wander around and around the reservoir in New York’s Central Park. What woes and wonders keep them awake so late?
Based on a poem originally published in The New Yorker by the legendary author E.B. White, and marvelously illustrated by two-time Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet, the book you hold is a love letter to nature in unlikely places, a testament to the power of imagination, and a balm to restless readers everywhere.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length9 mins
Narrated byMalcolm Hillgartner, Martha White
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateSep 1, 2026
LanguageEnglish
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