With lyrical narration and elegant, evocative artwork, Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse and illustrator G. Brian Karas share the nighttime experience of a father and child.
When the sun sets, Dad's job as a school custodian is just beginning. What is it like to work on a Friday night while the rest of the city is asleep? There's the smell of lilacs in the night air, the dusky highway in the moonlight, and glimpses of shy nighttime animals to make the dark magical. Shooting baskets in the half-lit gym, sweeping the stage with the game on the radio, and reading out loud to his father in the library all help the boy's time pass quickly. But what makes the night really special is being with Dad. Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse's quietly powerful story of a boy and his father is tenderly brought to life by G. Brian Karas in this luminous tribute to an enduring, everyday sort of love.
| ISBN: | 9780763662387 |
| Publication date: | 11th September 2018 |
| Author: | Karen Hesse |
| Illustrator: | G Brian Karas |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Genres: |
Stories about Family and Friends Work / Industry Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Body and health PSHE: Family Issues Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |