![]() ![]() Most gratifying, however, is that she offers respect.Īuthor/illustrator/storyteller/recovering-teacher/poet, Linda Boyden has written six and illustrated five picture books, The Blue Roses, Powwow’s Coming, Giveaways: An ABC Book of Loanwords from the Americas, Boy and Poi Poi Puppy, Roxy Reindeer, and Boy and Poi Poi Puppy in Doggone! She has had many poems published in various literary journals. ![]() ![]() Karen Hesse’s language, as always, is achingly beautiful. Both father and son feel satisfaction in a job well done. Within this meager space, an intense love exists.Įvery Friday night, from dusk to 4 AM, the father cleans a school building – pushing his broom around the gym…” shoosh,” “ scrubbing” the cafeteria, “ polishing“ the library, “ sweeping the school from stem to stern,” the son always close by and helping at times. Brian Karas shows the living situation of the small family: a motel in an industrial area, a room off its balcony, two cars parked in the lot, and in the middle a motorcycle, the family’s transportation. ![]() The story begins on the page before the title page where Illustrator G. But Hesse moves beyond the beautiful father/son bond in her appreciation/celebration of what is considered menial work – that of a nighttime janitor. Karen Hesse’s newest picture book, Night Job, reflects a sturdy relationship between parent and child. ![]()
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