Central Kansas Library System

What is it like to work at night, while the rest of the city is asleep? 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.

While two children spend the night at their grandparents' house, their parents do all the things the children are forbidden from doing, like jumping on the bed with their shoes on, dressing up the dog, and getting crumbs all over the bed sheets.

During Parents Week at Robin Hill School, the students are all impressed with what one another's parents do for a living, especially Ayanna, who realizes that the artwork her father does at home makes him very special.