night

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night

Melody Mooner stayed up all night

1991
Trying to stay up all night by herself turns scary for Melody Mooner.

How night came

a folk tale from the Amazon
1986
At the beginning of the world it is daylight all the time, because the Great Snake keeps night a prisoner, until the curiosity of three men sets night free.

Why do stars twinkle? and other nighttime questions

1996
Reassuring, complete, and easy-to-comprehend answers to twelve often asked questions about night and bedtime.

Sofia and the Heartmender

1993
When no one seems to understand Sofia's fear of the shadow-monsters that she sees in the dark, her heart breaks and she goes to see the Heartmender for help.

Nobody knows I have delicate toes

2012
Benjamin and his friend, an elephant, get in and out of trouble while getting ready for bed.

The night the moon came by

1993
On a gloomy night, Emilia investigates footsteps in the attic and discovers something surprising.

When everyone was fast asleep

1979
When everyone was fast asleep, the Fog Maiden sent a cat to carry two sleeping children off for a fantastical evening highlighted by a palace ball.

Chasing the goblins away

1977
A youngster decides to stand up to those horrible goblins that surround his bed nightly.

Eli's night-light

2001
When his night-light burns out before he falls asleep, a young boy thinks of all the other sources of light that can brighten his room.

A pocketful of stars

poems about the night
1999
A magical anthology of poems about the night, gathered from many countries and cultures. Celebrates the mysteries of the darkness, as well as the coziness of being tucked in bed. Poets include Robert Louis Stevenson, Walter de la Mare, Arnold Adoff, and Grace Nichols.

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