Like a prince, Night arrives at a star-spangled palace,Swirling his cape of aurora borealis.He fires off comets; then a voice stops his show.It's loud and commanding-a voice he should know."Stop playing!" Day shouts from far across space."I'll meet you at home. Come on, it's a race!"And that's when he finally remembers their game.He forgot to find Day. Each night it's the same!Night is a boy who knows it's much more fun to play than go to sleep.

When the sun sets, he travels through the night sky in a spaceship with his teddy. Night's favorite game is hide-and-go-seek, which he plays each evening with his older sister, Day. But why can't he ever find her? Night Boy is a unique, playful story about a brother and a sister named Night and Day. The rhythmic text and rich illustrations make for a bedtime story that is sure to lull children who say "I can't sleep" into dreamland. Through the personae of a brother and sister, Night Boy offers a fantastical explanation of how the night sky is formed.