Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air.

When the lights go down on the city street and the sun sinks far behind the seas, the animals of the world are on their way home for the night.

When Mama arrives home, she and her child enjoy a series of activities together before bedtime.

"Do you know why humans snore? Or how a cat sees in the dark? Have you ever heard of a flower that blooms only at night? The answers to these nighttime mysteries and more are revealed in this entertaining non-fiction introduction to the science of night.There's a whole world of activity going on in the world in the dark, and even inside us, when our bodies and brains seem to be quiet and still. In the Dark investigates the big questions about what...

"Mama opened our bedroom door. 'Wake up, you two,' she whispered. 'Let's go, so we get there on time.' Excited, the sleepy family step outside into a beautiful summer night. The world is quiet and shadowy, filled with fresh smells and amazing sights. Isthis what they miss when they're asleep? Together, they walk out of their sleeping village. What will they find in the dark landscape? This beautiful and evocative book movingly recalls family trips...

In the quiet hours of the night, moonlight makes its journey through the sky, over land and water, and finally into a child's bedroom.

Horton has a fright while walking alone at night, when he hears a little boo and is not sure what to do.

"Did you realize there's nothing more beautiful than a ship and its lights on the sea at night? ... This picture book's narrator asks the reader to consider the splendor of glowing lights cast by ships on a shimmering waterway. Meet a trawler, a steamship, a RoRo, an exploratory vessel, and more across ... illustrated pages, alive with the glowy, otherworldly nighttime scenes of boats as seen from a child's perspective"--Dust jacket flap.