All Through the Night: Important Jobs That Get Done at Night

by Polly Faber, Harriet Hobday (Illustrator)

Overview

This beautifully illustrated picture book showcases the workers that keep a city running all through the night and make it ready for the new day.

The sky is getting dark. In the city, a little girl is eating her dinner, brushing her teeth, and getting ready for bed. Meanwhile, her mother is putting on her coat and getting ready to go to work. Where is she going and who will she see along the way? As the night goes on, readers will see nurses, cleaners, delivery workers, doctors, police officers, journalists, and many other workers who help keep the city running all through the night.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536227512
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	11/01/2022
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	374,609
Product dimensions:	9.44(w) x 11.69(h) x 0.39(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Polly Faber is the author of Building a Home, illustrated by Klas Fahlén, Through the North Pole Snow, illustrated by Richard Jones, Pony on the Twelfth Floor, illustrated by Sarah Jennings, and Mango & Bambang: The Not-a-Pig, illustrated by Clara Vulliamy. She is also a children’s book blogger and volunteer reading helper. She lives with her husband, sons, and cats in London, where she has her own tiny free library right outside her house.

Harriet Hobday spent hours as a child drawing what was around her and filling sketchbooks with imagined characters and scenes. Little did she know that she would become an illustrator for a living. Now she spends her days making books and wreaking havoc in the kitchen. She lives in Yorkshire in the UK.

Editorial Reviews

Nighttime looks almost joyous in this picture book devoted to the work that happens when the sun goes down. . . children who get anxious at bedtime—especially those affected by the news—may appreciate the calmness of the text and the wonderfully busy paintings, with a worker in every corner. A comforting bedtime story, especially if parents are heading out to work.
—Kirkus Reviews

As the sun sets, a girl waves goodbye to her mother, who has an important nighttime job. . . .The artwork, created with paint and colored pencil, features strong, varied compositions and deep, vibrant colors. Told from the girl’s perspective, the text reads aloud well, while the illustrations offer details for kids to discover. A lively picture book.
—Booklist

Kids are always curious about the jobs that grown-ups have, and this book offers a unique look at nighttime jobs. From cleaning crews to doctors, it celebrates the work and people who keep things running after everyone else has gone to sleep.
—Brightly

From the Publisher

2022-07-13
This book won’t put an end to children’s fear of the dark, but it’s a good start.

Nighttime looks almost joyous in this picture book devoted to the work that happens when the sun goes down. The sky is a different color on every page—sometimes blue-green, like the sea, other times a duskier blue, dotted with birds and stars. The city streets are filled with diverse workers performing acts of kindness. Luigi, a light-skinned baker, is making warm pastries for people’s breakfasts; Fiona, a light-skinned midwife, helps deliver babies. This reassuring tale also calls attention to people who might be overlooked. Dylan and Ruby, brown-skinned and light-skinned, stock the shelves at the supermarket. Eva, light-skinned, sells groceries, doughnuts, and coffee all night long. Brown-skinned Lem “plays their saxophone in a band.” However, an especially rosy depiction of law enforcement—Hassan and Amina, a brown-skinned pair of police officers, are called about a noise in the street but find it’s only a family of foxes—may raise eyebrows. The book is narrated by a brown-skinned child whose brown-skinned mother, readers learn, is a late-night bus driver. If the story has a fault, it’s that it may be too gentle. There’s so little conflict that, at times, there’s almost no story. But children who get anxious at bedtime—especially those affected by the news—may appreciate the calmness of the text and the wonderfully busy paintings, with a worker in every corner. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

A comforting bedtime story, especially if parents are heading out to work. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews