Describes the secret activities of the Caretakers of Wonder, who perform such magical tasks as putting up new stars, keeping the night buttoned up against the cold, and mending old clouds, all while we sleep.
One night Harry and his dog follow the mysterious midnight man on his silent-hooved horse through the streets and to the edge of the moors before being returned home by the moon.
After being awakened by a white cat, Kate becomes a cat herself and the two of them set out on a nighttime journey through Kate's neighborhood and beyond.
An adventurous child slips out of her mother's warm kitchen to explore the mysteries of a cold winter evening; but, in the dark woods, her imagination creates fearsome images which drive her home to her mother's arms.