In Jobs, Night, Parents, Perfect Picture Books, Polly Faber, Workers

*Review copy provided by Candlewick Press in exchange for a honest review. To see a complete listing of all the Perfect Picture Books (PPB) with resources, please visit author Susanna Leonard Hill’s website. She lives with her husband, sons, and cats in London, where she has her own tiny free library right outside her house.Įvery Friday, authors and KidLit bloggers post a favorite picture book. She is also a children’s book blogger and volunteer reading helper. Polly Faber is the author of Building a Home and Through the North Pole Snow. Many are suggested in this book, but there are so many more. It would be fun to make a big list of all the jobs that must be done at night. Encourage children to draw a picture of the job their parent, family member or neighbor does at night. Yes we used typewriters and the presses had led type. I remember what it was like at night to put the morning newspaper to bed near midnight and wait for the first pages to arrive to proof read.

Yes kids may miss them, but they will feel proud that their mom or dad does a very important job to keep the city running, healthy and safe.Īs a young reporter, I always enjoyed writing a Christmas Eve story of people who would worked while Santa was making his journey around the world - at night time. Some work in healthcare, entertainment, cleaning, restaurants/supermarkets, transportation, bakeries. They will feel pride in knowing their family member is doing an important job to run the city and prepare for the next work day. This book will appeal to so many children who have a parent, sibling, grandparent or other family member who work at night, whether it is a second or third shift. Harriet Hobday’s colorful and bold illustrations are so lively! Readers will have fun examining each page! It is a perfect read aloud. Make sure you check out the beautiful cover! Polly Faber’s text is spare and lively. And these are just some of the people who keep things running and prepared all through the night. Nurses and doctors are helping people who are sick, delivery workers are unloading groceries, band members are playing music, and journalists are drafting stories. Workers all across the city are getting ready for a busy night. Meanwhile her mom is putting on her coat and preparing to go to work.īut she’s not alone.

She’s brushed her hair and put on her coat….She’s got an important job to do.”Īs the sun sets, a little girl gets ready for bed. I’ve brushed my teeth and put on my pajamas. Opening: “It’s getting dark, I’ve had my dinner. All Through the Night: Important Jobs that Get Done at Night

All Through the Night by Polly Faber