Night Job, Hardcover

Contributor(s):

• Author: Karen Hesse
• Illustrator: G. Brian Karas

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.
 
Review citations

• Kirkus Reviews / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 116 - 07/15/2018
• Kirkus Reviews / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 116 - 07/15/2018
• Kirkus Reviews / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 116 - 07/15/2018
• Kirkus Reviews / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 116 - 07/15/2018
• Kirkus Reviews / Highly Recommended - pg. 116 - 07/15/2018
• School Library Journal / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 60 - 08/01/2018
• School Library Journal / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 60 - 08/01/2018
• School Library Journal / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 60 - 08/01/2018
• School Library Journal / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 60 - 08/01/2018
• School Library Journal / Highly Recommended - pg. 60 - 08/01/2018
• Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - 09/01/2018
• Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks / Exceptional Presentation - 09/01/2018
• Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks / Book Of Special Distinction - 09/01/2018
• Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks / Top 15 Book Of The Year - 09/01/2018
• Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks / Highly Recommended - 09/01/2018
• Booklist / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 120 - 09/01/2018
• Booklist / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 120 - 09/01/2018
• Booklist / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 120 - 09/01/2018
• Booklist / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 120 - 09/01/2018
• Booklist / Highly Recommended - pg. 120 - 09/01/2018