A boy hears a noise in the night and imagines what it could be.

Two children catch fireflies on a summer night, putting them one by one into a jar until all ten are caught, and then they let them out to watch all ten fly away.

Follow an adventurous armadillo through nighttime fun as dawn approaches.

A collection of poems exploring the sounds, sights, and emotions enlivening a black neighborhood during the course of one evening.

A sleepy child is flown through the night sky to see foxes hunting, rabbits playing, raccoons scrounging, and other animals that are active while people sleep.

On a snowy night when a park keeper takes the animals into his hut for warmth, things get too crowded for comfort.

"How much light is too much light? Satellite pictures show our planet as a brightly glowing orb, and in our era of constant illumination, light pollution has become a major issue. The world’s flora and fauna have evolved to operate in the natural cycle of day and night. But in the last 150 years, we have extended our day—and in doing so have forced out the inhabitants of the night and disrupted the circadian rhythms necessary to sustain all living...

When twenty-year-old Jay Mohr moved to New York City, he never thought he would land his first real job on Saturday Night Live. But he did-and what followed were two crazy years of trying to keep up with his talented cast mates and get on the air as often as possible. Jay offers an intimate first-person account of the inner workings of Saturday Night Live-the audition, the pitch meetings, and how skits make the final cut of the show. Jay also dishes...

Against the backdrop of the dark blue night, the text explores the colors of things, both natural and man-made, that one can see in the night, before falling asleep to dream.

One night when Mama is away, Daddy and child seek a good place to count the stars in the night sky.