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There's a whole world of activity out there while we're asleep in our beds, from bakers preparing bread and cakes and firefighters waiting patiently for a call, to hospitals caring for those who are ill and postal workers sorting our mail. There is also wildlife such as foxes foraging, bats flying, and owls hunting for prey. And around the world there are children who are playing, learning, eating, and reading while we're tucked up asleep.

Perfect for bedtime, this book opens up a whole world of wonder and imagination for children and provides solace if they wake in the early hours. In his first children's book, illustrator John Broadley works in a limited palette, moving from soft dusk colors to warm dawn tones.

这是一本充满诗意和人文关怀的睡前绘本，以新奇的视角为孩子讲述夜间世界如何运行，帮助孩子展开想象，克服对黑暗的恐惧，同时还能让孩子关注夜间工作的群体，进行社会认知启蒙。

当孩子进入梦乡之后，世界正发生着什么呢？有很多很多人还在忙碌：

近一些，城镇里仍有一些人在为明天工作，彻夜不息的店铺前有暖暖灯光，一些消防员与医生尽职尽责，值着夜班，满载货物的货车穿梭在大街小巷，哄着哭泣宝宝的父亲和母亲有些焦虑，偶尔有狐狸在花园门口与匆匆而过的夜归人无声对视；

远一些，城郊野外，小动物趁着夜色出来觅食啦，若是夜间下雨，雨水顺着溪流，汇入大海，夜航的船望着远方的灯塔，温柔而坚定地朝着家的方向行驶；更远一些，在还是白天的地方，小孩子们也许正在教室上课，或者看电视，或者游泳、滑雪……

本书用诗意的语言，富有艺术性的画面，将这一切娓娓道来，让孩子知道，漆黑的夜晚并不可怕，依旧有人在为美好的明天辛勤付出，而每一种深夜的付出，都是对这世界有序运转的守候。