{"product_id":"the-night-worker-9780374400002","title":"The Night Worker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoing to the job site with Dad in this beloved bedtime book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Night Worker, \u003c\/i\u003ea Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen darkness falls and bedtime comes, Papa tucks Alex in, then puts on his hard hat and goes to work. Papa is an engineer who works at night. \"Take me with you,\" Alex says. \"Not tonight,\" says Papa. But one night Papa has a surprise -- a hard hat for Alex! He takes Alex with him to the construction site, where excavators rumble and cement mixers hum. As his dream comes true, Alex gets to be a night worker just like Papa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKate Banks's evocative text and Georg Hallensleben's colorful paintings combine to make a unique bedtime book that will delight all children, especially those who are fascinated by big machines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Banks\u003c\/b\u003e (1960 - 2024) wrote many books for children, among them \u003ci\u003eMax's Words\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnd If the Moon Could Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eThe Night Worker\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award. She grew up in Maine, where she and her two sisters and brother spent a lot of time outdoors, and where Banks developed an early love of reading. Banks attended Wellesley College and received her master's in history at Columbia University. She lived in Rome for eight years and lived in the South of France with her husband and two sons, Peter Anton and Maximilian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorg Hallensleben\u003c\/b\u003e has collaborated on several books with Kate Banks, including \u003ci\u003eThe Cat Who Walked Across France\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBaboon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClose Your Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Night Worker\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award. Hallensleben \u003cbr\u003elives in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629028675858,"sku":"9780374400002","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d9b1d3b9-bfd6-4918-aa85-56c347975228.jpg?v=1732717176","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-night-worker-9780374400002","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}