"When you climb into your bed
and get a good night hug,
other people say goodbye to
their family and friends, their
dogs and cats and birds and
even their fish.
Every night people go to work."
As a small child gets ready to climb into bed for a good night's sleep, his father is just waking up. While his dad is giving him a warm goodbye hug, others are doing the same for their loved ones. Those sharing this welcome book about essential workers are able to follow each of eight people who are setting out to do their jobs through the night. They are a nurse, a taxi driver, a firefighter, an emergency dispatcher, a janitor, a security guard, a film technician, and a baker.
We watch them in a cutaway look at their apartment windows as they prepare for work, then leave home. Once they are on the way, we can see they use various modes of transportation, along busy streets to their workplaces. They are always visible to readers. At times, their paths cross.
As the night passes, the important work they do is chronicled in clever detailed illustrations that tell so much more of the story. The gentle, unassuming text provides continuity. The connections made will elicit much discussion and many stops as the story moves forward. How apt to see each worker stop at the bakery following their shift, before heading home.
"It is morning in the city.
And some people are just going to sleep."
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