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Day Boy and the Night Girl Audiobook
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A witch’s curse ensures that a boy can never wake at night nor sleep when the sun beams. Conversely, a girl is doomed never to slumber at night nor be awake during daylight hours. Finally, a twist of fate unites them. MacDonald’s skill in imagery and grandfatherly style deliver a remarkable story that is accessible and light, yet acutely stirring and imbued with enduring value. Your capacity for imagination is sure to grow through this story that lifts our spirits and fills our minds with joy.
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"Perhaps my favorite fairy tale of all time! (I also love the same author's Light Princess). I have both in my beloved junior classics collection, but would love stand alone copies. Does anyone know if there are illustrated versions of either?"
— Chandra (5 out of 5 stars)
Day Boy and the Night Girl Listener Reviews
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" this was a really cute book. it had a nice happy ending. I can't wait to read more by this author. "
— Mrsinserra, 2/5/2014 -
" This is without a doubt my favourite short story ever written. "
— Ben, 1/21/2014 -
" Men and women are as different as night and day. Macdonald deftly illustrates just that in this wonderful fairy tale! "
— Billy, 1/10/2014 -
" This is by far my favorite book, well its a short story actually. George MacDonald's languge is poetic and the characters are vivid. Its almost like a beautiful myth. "
— Elizabeth, 1/9/2014 -
" There is really no other word for this book other than beautiful. There are very few writers who can do fairy tales as well as George MacDonald. "
— Brynna, 12/15/2013 -
" I'd like to read this one again some day and see if my impression stands up to the test of time. I'm betting it won't. "
— Danielle, 12/11/2013 -
" Super short and fable-ish. "
— Shawna, 12/7/2013 -
" MacDonald is always allegorical and what could be more allegorical than a boy raised entirely in light and a girl raised entirely in darkness. But I got to admit...I don't get it. Still, it's a charming fairytale. "
— Mary, 11/24/2013 -
" This is a charming story - and an excellent reader! "
— alibrivoxfan, 11/3/2013 -
" I love the pictures that come with this book. I remember looking at them over and over when I was a kid. It was wonderful to introduce Daphne to them just the other week. She seemed to be just as enthralled with them as I was. "
— Lara, 10/17/2013 -
" I got this book as a child and have since lost it. It's one of my favorite fairy tales. "
— Natalie, 5/22/2013 -
" One of MacDonald's darker fairy tales, and one of my favorite. Lovely and interesting. "
— Courtney, 5/12/2013 -
" I like this very much but I thought that is ended all quite suddenly. I feel he could have written much more in the ending. "
— Lèrowen, 2/23/2013 -
" I love the imagry. I love the thought of the river being alive and it has to be killed to drink or bathe in. very original "
— Shani, 11/22/2011 -
" Found this and purchased it second hand for my daughter. Fell in love with the story. "
— JannaLee, 10/8/2011 -
" Read it if: it's given to you for free, you have nothing else to read or occupy your time, or you have to for a college literature course and you are going to have a test. "
— Amy, 8/3/2011 -
" That was incredibly sweet. :) Not surprised at all that Lewis Carroll liked this author. "
— Grace, 9/1/2010 -
" Beautiful allegory of how we fear the new and strange and how we can come to accept it. Though there were some parts that had difficult verses to understand. I do feel I may have enjoyed this better had their been more character and story development, rather than sticking to fairy talesque tellings. "
— Kate, 12/11/2009 -
" It was a cut little fairy tale! "
— Becky, 11/2/2009 -
" The best first line ever written. "
— Carlajo, 6/9/2009 -
" I chose this book because excerpts were in a recent YA dystopian book I read (The Enclave) and I was curious to read more. "
— Sherri, 3/12/2009
About George MacDonald
George MacDonald (1824–1905), Scottish children’s author and novelist, was educated at Aberdeen University before training as a Congregational minister. Finding his own individualistic views unacceptable to his parish, he gradually turned to literature. He published over fifty volumes of fiction, verse, children’s stories, and sermons but is remembered chiefly for his fairy stories, including The Princess and the Goblin (1872) and its sequel The Princess and Curdie (1873).