Night Job

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, DadÆs 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? ThereÆs 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 boyÆs time pass quickly. But what makes the night really special is being with Dad. Newbery Medalist Karen HesseÆs 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.

• | Author: Karen Hesse
• | Publisher: Candlewick
• | Publication Date: Sep 11, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 32 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Juvenile Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 0763662380
• | ISBN-13: 9780763662387