By Anne Laurel Carter
Illustrated by Ninon Pelletier
Orca Book Publishers, Spring 2012
ISBN 9781554694020
A prince, Night arrives at a star-spangled palace, Swirling his cape of aurora borealis. He fires off comets; then a voice stops his show. It’s loud and commanding—a voice he should know.
“Stop playing!” Day shouts from far across space. “I’ll meet you at home. Come on, it’s a race!” And that’s when he finally remembers their game. He forgot to find Day. Each night it’s the same!
Night is a boy who knows it’s much more fun to play than go to sleep. When the sun sets, he travels through the night sky in a spaceship with his teddy. Night’s favorite game is hide-and-go-seek, which he plays each evening with his older sister, Day. But why can’t he ever find her?
Night Boy is a unique playful picturebook about a brother and a sister named Night and Day. The rhythmic text and rich illustrations make for a bedtime story that is sure to lull children who say “I can’t sleep” into dreamland. Through the personas of a brother and sister, Night Boy offers a unique explanation of how night turns to day astronomically.
