In this Caldecot Honor folktale, an old woman named Hildilid lives high in the hills and hates the night above all things. She tries capturing the night in a sack, tying it up with vines, shaking her fist at it, but the night takes no notice--until it disappears.
居然有人想赶走黑夜，这不是异想天开吗？但书中巧妙的表现“恐惧”的心理，却是很多人都会碰到的。在这里，黑夜代表著许多令人心烦、讨厌的事物，但偏偏这些事物每个人或多或少都要经历，《讨厌黑夜的席奶奶》这本书能启发你如何以正确心态对待那些不可改变的事情。