The Back of the Universe by Bagley, Jessixa
The Back of the Universe by Bagley, Jessixa

The Back of the Universe

Find your way gently to sleep with this stunningly-illustrated bedtime visualization of a journey home from the...
$22.78 USD
$22.78 USD
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Author: Jessixa Bagley
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Back of the Universe by Bagley, Jessixa

The Back of the Universe

$22.78
The Back of the Universe by Bagley, Jessixa

The Back of the Universe

$22.78
Author: Jessixa Bagley
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Find your way gently to sleep with this stunningly-illustrated bedtime visualization of a journey home from the far corner of the universe.

Award-winning author and artist Jessixa Bagley offers your family a bedtime ritual she shares with her own son in The Back of the Universe. Starting from that farthest corner, move toward distant glowing lights, which slowly resolve into our solar system, the lights of our cities, and finally the stars on a sleepy child's ceiling.

Hushed, loving text and gorgeously vivid pictures make this book a true art object to share with any young cosmonaut.

Author: Jessixa Bagley
Publisher: Neal Porter Books
Published: 09/08/2026
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780823456741
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/22/2026
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2026
School Library Journal 08/01/2026 pg. 67
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2026 pg. 47
Booklist 09/01/2026

About the Author
Jessixa Bagley is the author and illustrator of many acclaimed picture books, including Boats for Papa, Laundry Day, Maurice, Daisy, and Henry and Bea. She is also the creator of the middle grade graphic novel series Jazzy the Witch, and the author of two graphic novels illustrated by her husband Aaron Bagley, Duel and Dear Jackie. She is a recipient of an Ezra Jack Keats Honor and two Washington State Book Awards, and her work has appeared in major publications like The Stranger, Nickelodeon Magazine, Highlights, and New American Paintings. She lives in Seattle with her husband and son.
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