Night Job

Night JobWith 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

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 09/11/2018
ISBN: 9780763662387
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 10.70h x 8.10w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2018 pg. 116
School Library Journal 08/01/2018 pg. 60
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2018 - Book Of Special Distinction
Booklist 09/01/2018 pg. 120
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 197028 / Night Job
Reading Level: 3.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5