Bibliograph

Night job, Karen Hesse ; illustrated by G. Brian Karas

Type

Label

Night job, Karen Hesse ; illustrated by G. Brian Karas

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

3-6, Brodart

resource.interestGradeLevel

P-1, Brodart

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Night job

Oclc number

1020313354

Responsibility statement

Karen Hesse ; illustrated by G. Brian Karas

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, LG, 3.4, .5, 197028.Reading Counts, K-2, 5.4, 1, 77579.

Summary

Publisher Annotation: 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.

Target audience

preschool

Classification

Contributor