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The Night Worker
CCBC Review:
To little Alex, his dad has the most exciting job in the world: he's an engineer on a night-time construction project. Not only does his dad get to stay up all night, he also gets to have a lot of close contact with bulldozers, excavators, cement mixers, cranes, and loaders. So when Alex's dad gives him his very own hardhat and lets him come to work with him one night, it's like a dream come true! And, in fact, astute readers may surmise that Alex's night on the construction site is indeed a dream, and that Alex's own "night work" is that of all young children - to get a good night's sleep. But the lyrical words and the boldly colored paintings provide enough detail for a literal interpretation as well, so that young construction enthusiasts will not feel the least bit cheated, and the close-up illustrations of heavy machinery at work will thrill them. Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben once again combine their considerable talents to create a poetic, multilayered story that is set firmly in the province of early childhood. Winner, 2001 Charlotte Zolotow Award ©2001 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Georg Hallensleben
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 2-6
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Building/Construction
Fathers
Nighttime
Work and Labor
Diversity subject:
Brown Skin Unspecified
Publishers:
Farrar Straus Giroux, Frances Foster Books
Publish Year: 2000
Pages: 32
ISBN: 0374355207
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Banks
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