All Through the Night - preview

People Who Work While We Sleep

First published 2021

by Nosy Crow Ltd The Crow’s Nest, 14 Baden Place, Crosby Row, London SE1 1YW www.nosycrow.com ISBN 978 1 83994 335 5 (HB) ISBN 978 1 83994 337 9 (PB) Nosy Crow and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Nosy Crow Ltd. Text © Polly Faber 2021 Illustrations © Harriet Hobday 2021 The right of Polly Faber to be identified as the author of this work and of Harriet Hobday to be identified as the illustrator of this work has been asserted.

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For Fiona and all the night workers, with love and gratitude P.F. For Alice H, Emma M and Alice S who work all through the night x H.H.

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It’s getting dark. I’ve had my tea. I’ve brushed my teeth and put on my pyjamas.

My mum’s had her breakfast. She’s brushed her hair and put on her coat.

While Dad tidies up, Mum blows a kiss and waves goodbye.

She’s got an important

job to do.

Lots of important people work at night.

Sammy cleans offices.

It’s easier to get places tidy when nobody else is there.

Every day people make footprints.

Every night Sammy wipes them away again.

Georgio is in the office too. He keeps the building safe at night.

He watches his camera screens and checks on every floor.

Once, there was a trapped bird on level nine.

It’s lucky that Georgio and Sammy were there to set

it free!

Hassan and Amina also keep people safe. They wait in their police car, ready to go wherever they are needed.

They have been called because there was a big noise in the street. All the bins are knocked over.

Hassan and Amina find the troublemakers . . .

a family of fox

cubs!