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Night Job
Night Job | Karen Hesse
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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.
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kkcreviston
Night Job | Karen Hesse
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“We start in the gym, flipping on the first and last in the row of switches.”

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kkcreviston
Night Job | Karen Hesse

I would use this book to talk about different careers and how some parents might work during the night. It also could be used to talk about being thankful for what you have.

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kkcreviston
Night Job | Karen Hesse
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This book is about a boy and his father who works the shift as a school custodian. What makes the night shift really special for the boy is being with his dad.

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gblower
Night Job | Karen Hesse
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Dad hauls out a ring of keys as big as the rising moon

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gblower
Night Job | Karen Hesse

This book can be used when teaching about different families and how others are raised. It gives a great example of how families bond regardless of what they have or what they are doing.

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gblower
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Picturebook - This is a heartfelt story about the bond between a son and his father. I love this book and that the father and son are bonding over what others may think isnt fun to have to go to work with a parent.

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faelinwolf
Night Job | Karen Hesse
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Reading...and falling asleep while reading. 😄 #charactersreading