30+ Picture Books Set at Night

from My Night in the Planetarium

1. Barnet, Mark. (2017). Noisy Night. Illustrated by Brian Briggs. New York: Roaring Brook Press.
2. Bean, Jonathan. (2007). At Night. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
3. Brinkloe, Julie. (1986). Fireflies. New York: Aladdin.
4. Brooks, Martha. (2014). Winter Moon Song. Illustrated by Leticia Ruifernandez. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
5. Clark, M.H. (2016). You Belong Here. Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault.  Seattle, WA: Compendium.
6. Clark, M.H. (2015). The Man Made of Stars. Illustrated by Lisa Evans. Seattle, WA: Compendium.
7. Cole, Rachel. (2017). City Moon. Illustrated by Blanca Gomez. New York: Schwartz & Wade.
8. Coy, John. (2001). Night Driving. Illustrated by Peter McCarty. New York: Square Fish.
9. Davies, Nicola. (2004). Bat Loves the Night. Illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies.Somerset, MA: Candlewick.
10. Denos, Julia. (2017). Windows. Illustrated by E.B. Goodale. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
11. Esenwine, Mark Forrest. (2017). Flashlight Night. Illustrated by Fred Kochler. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mill Press.
12. Fan, Terry. (2016). The Night Gardener. Illustrated by Eric Fan. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
13. Feder, Sandra V. (2016). The Moon Inside. Illustrated by Aimée Sicuro. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
14. Fine, Edith Hope. (2010). Under the Lemon Moon.  Illustrated by René King Moreno. New York: Lee & Low Books. 
15. Fine, Edith Hope. (2010). Bajo la luna de limón. Illustrated by René King Moreno. New York: Lee & Low.
16. Hadfield, Chris. (2016). The Darkest Dark. Illustrated by the Fan Brothers. New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
17. Horowitz, Ruth. (2004). Crab Moon. Illustrated by Kate Kiesler. Somerville, MA: Candlewick
18. Jam, Teddy. (2006). Night Cars. Illustrated by Eric Beddows. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
19. Krishnaswami, Uma. (2015). Bright Sky, Starry City. Illustrated by Aimée Sicuro. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
20. MacLachlan, Patricia. (2016). The Moon’s Almost Here. Illustrated by Toni dePaola. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books.
21. Miyakoshi, Akiko. (2017). The Way Home in the Night. Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press.
22. Mora, Pat. (2003). The Night the Moon Fell. Illustrated by Domi. Toronto ON: Groundwood Books. 
23. Nagara, Innosanto. (2016). My Night in the Planetarium. New York: Triangle Square.
24. Pendziwol, Jean E. (2013). Once Upon a Northern Night. Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault. Toronto ON: Groundwood Books.
25. Porter, Pamela. (2008). Yellow Moon, Apple Moon. Illustrated by Matt James. Toronto ON: Groundwood Books.
26. Rocco, John. (2011). Blackout. New York: Disney-Hyperion.
27. Sendak, Maurice. (1996). In the Night Kitchen.  New York: HarperCollins.
28. Shasha, Mark. (2017). The Night of the Moonjellies. Purple House Press.
29. Sidman, Joyce. (2010). Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night.  Illustrated by Rick Allen. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers. 
30. Sobrino, Javier. (2013). Night Sounds. Illustrated by Emilio Urberuaga. Translated by Elisa Amado. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
31. Wallis, Quvenzhané. (2017). A Night Out with Mama. Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton. New York: Simon and Schuster. 
32. Yolen, Jane. (1987). Owl Moon. Illustrated by John Schoeherr. New York: Philomel Books.

Children's Books about the Middle East

Biography & Informational PK-3
Abouraya, Karen Leggett. (2012). Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt's Treasured Books. Illustrated by  Susan L. Roth. New York: Dial.
Aliki. (1985). Mummies Made in Egypt. New York: HarperCollins.
Khan, Hena. (2012). Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors. Illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
Demi. (2013). Tutankhamen. Tarrytown, NY: Two Lions.
Milton, Joyce. (2000). Hieroglyphs. Illustrated by Charles Micucci. New York: Grosset & Dunlap.
Navarro, Dominique & Richard Hoath. (2013). Egypt's Flora and Fauna: An AUC Press Nature Foldout. Cairo: American University in Cairo.
Navarro, Dominique & Matthew Lammana. (2013). Egypt's Prehistoric Fauna: An AUC Press Nature Foldout. Cairo: American University in Cairo.
Navarro, Dominique &John Wyatt. (2013). Birds of the Nile Valley: An AUC Press Nature Foldout. Cairo: American University in Cairo.
Navarro, Dominique & Salima Ikram. (2013). Ancient Egypt's Wildlife: An AUC Press Nature Foldout. Cairo: American University in Cairo.

Sabuda, Robert (1997). Tutankhamen's Gift.  New York: Aladdin.

Winter, Jeanette. (2005). The Librarian of Basra. Orlando, FL: Harcourt.

Biography & Informational Grade 4+
Ellis, Deborah. (2010). Children of War: Voices of Iraqi Refugees. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
Ellis, Deborah. (2006). Three Wishes: Palestinian and Israeli Children Speak. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
Filipovic, Zlata. (2006). Stolen Voices: Young People's War Diaries, from World War I to Iraq. New York: Penguin Books.
Hart, Georgia. (2008).  DK: Eyewitness Books: Ancient Egypt. New York: DK Publishing.
Maydell, Natalie and Sep Riahi. (2007). Extraordinary Women from the Muslim World. Paintings by Heba Amin. Lancaster, PA: Global Content Ventures.
Macaulay, David. (1982). Pyramid. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers.
Stanley, Diane. (2002). Saladin: Noble Prince of Islam. New York: HarperCollins.
Stanley, Diane. (1997). Cleopatra. Illustrated by Peter Vennema. New York: HarperCollins.
Steele, Philip. (2007). DK: Eyewitness Books: Mesopotamia. New York: DK Publishing.
Wilkes, Sybella. (2010). Out of Iraq: Refugees' Stories in Words, Paintings and Music. Foreword by Angelina Jolie. London, UK: Evans Brothers.

Morteza Zahedi's illustration from Good Night, Commander

Myths, Traditional Tales, Poetry, and Stories: K-6

Akbarpor, Ahmad. (2005). Good Night, Commander. Illustrated by Morteza Zahedi. Toronto, ON: Groundwood. (Although a picture book, I would recommend it for older children & teens.)
Alrawi, Karim. (2000). The Girl Who Lost Her Smile. Illustrated by Stefan Czernecki. Vancouver, BC: Tradewinds.
Azzoubi, Rana. (2007).  Through a Mud Wall. Rana Azzoubi
Climo, Shirley. (1992). The Egyptian Cinderella. Illustrated by Ruth Heller. New York: HarperCollins.
Foster, Karen.  (1999). City of Rainbows: A Tale from Ancient Sumer. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Museum.
Heide, Florence Parry  and Judith Heide Gilliland. (1995). Day of Ahmed's Secret. Illustrated by Ted Lewin. New York: HarperCollins.
Heide, Florence Parry  and Judith Heide Gilliland. (1992). Sami and the Time of the Troubles. Illustrated by Ted Lewin. New York: Clarion.
Henderson, Kathy. (2006). Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War: An Epic Tale From Ancient Iraq.  Illustrated byJane Ray. Somerville, MA: Candlewick. 
Hickox, Rebecca. (1998). The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story. New York: Greenwillow.
Hughes, Vi. (2001). Aziz the Storyteller.  Illustrated by Stefan Czernecki. Vancouver, BC: Tradewinds.
Khan, Hena. (2008). Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story. Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
Khan, Rukhsana. (2001). Muslim Child. Illustrated by Patty Gallagher. Toronto, ON: Napoleon Publishing.

from Shahnameh.

Laird, Elizabeth. (2014). Shahnameh. Illustrated by Shrin Adl.  London, UK: Frances Lincoln. (Stories and myths from Iran).
Laird, Elizabeth. (2008). A Fistful of Pearls and Other Tales from Iraq (Folktales from Around the World). Illustrated by Shelley Fowles. London, UK: Frances Lincoln.
Laird, Elizabeth. (2008). Kiss the Dust. New York: MacMillan.
Logan, Claudia. (2002). The 5,000-Year-Old Puzzle: Solving a Mystery of Ancient Egypt. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Lumbard, Alexis York. (2012). The Conference of the Birds. Illustrated by Demi. Bloomington, IN: Wisdom Tales.

MacDonald, Read.(2012). Tunjur! Tunjur! Tunjur!: A Palestinian Tale. Illustrated by Alik Arzoumanian. Las Vegas, NV: Two Lions.

McCaughrean, Geraldine. (2003). Gilgamesh, The Hero. Illustrated by David Parkins. Grand Rapids, MN: Eerdmans.

McDermont, Mustafa Yusuf. (2009). Muslim Nursery Rhymes. Leicestershire, UK: The Islamic Foundation.

Nye, Naomi Shihab. (2002). The Flag of Childhood: Poems From the Middle East. New York: Aladdin.

Nye, Naomi Shihab. (1997). Sitti's Secrets. Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. New York: Aladdin.

Robert, Na'ima. (2009). Ramadan Moon. Illustrated by Shirin Adl. London: Frances Lincoln.

Rumford, James. (2004). Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta 1325-1354. New York: HMH Books.
Rumford, James. (2003). Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphics. New York: HMH Books. 
Sands, Emily & Duglad Steer. (2004). Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris. Illustrated by Nijk Harris and Helen Ward. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.
Tarnowska, Wafa’. (2000). The Seven Wise Princesses: A Medieval Persian Epic. Illustrated by Nilesh Mistry. Barefoot.
Wharnsby, Dawud. (2014). A Whisper of Peace. Illustrated by Shireen Adams. Leicestershire, UK: The Islamic Foundation.
Wharnsby, Dawud. (2013). Colours of Islam. Illustrated by Shireen Adams. Leicestershire, UK: The Islamic Foundation.
Wharnsby, Dawud. (2011). A Picnic of Poems: In Allah's Green Garden. Illustrated by Shireen Adams.  Leicestershire, UK: The Islamic Foundation.Williams, Marcia. (2013). Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.

Zeman, Ludmila. (1998). Gilgamesh the King (The Gilgamesh Trilogy).  Toronto, ON: Tundra Books.

Zeman, Ludmila. (1998). The Revenge of Ishtar (The Gilgamesh Trilogy). Toronto, ON: Tundra Books.
Zeman, Ludmila. (1998). The Last Quest of Gilgamesh (The Gilgamesh Trilogy). Toronto, ON: Tundra Books.

Poetry/Memoir/Novels (Grades 7-12)

Abdel-fattah, Randa. (2010). Where The Streets Had A Name. New York: Scholastic.
Alareer, Refaat (ed). (2014). Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine. Charlottesville, VA: Just World Books. (Teens/Adults)

Barakat, Ibtisam. (2007). Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Carmi, Daniella. (2000). Samir and Yonatan. Translated by Yael Lotan. New York: Arthur A. Levine.
Clinton, Cathryn. (2010). A Stone in My Hand. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
Hicyilmaz, Gaye. (1992). Against the Storm. New York: Little, Brown.
Laird, Elizabeth. (2008). Oranges in No Man's Land. London, UK: Haymarket Books.
Laird, Elizabeth. (2006). A Little Piece of Ground. London, UK: Haymarket Books.
Levine, Ana. (2009). Freefall. New York: Greenwillow.
Marsden, Carolyn. (2012). The White Zone. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books
Nye, Naomi Shihab. (2008). Habibi. New York: Simon Pulse.
Nye, Naomi Shihab. (2002). 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East. New York: Greenwillow.
Nye, Naomi Shihab. (1998). The Space Between Our Footsteps: Poems and Paintings from the Middle East.  New York: Simon & Schuster.
Powers, Kevin. (2012). The Yellow Birds: A Novel. New York: Little, Brown and Company.
Satrapi, Marjane. (2007). The Complete Persepolis. New York: Parthenon.
Stamaty, Mark Alan. (2012). Alia's Mission. New York: Dragonfly Books.
Zenatti, Valerie. (2008). A Bottle in the Gaza Sea. New York: Bloomsbury.
Zenatti, Valerie. (2007). When I was a Soldier. New York: Bloomsbury.

Graphic Novels/Texts (Late High School/Adult)

Delise, Guy. (2012). Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City. Translated by Helge Dascher. Montreal, QC: Drawn and Quarterly.
Guibert, Emmanuel. The Photographer: Into War-torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders. New York: First Second.
Pekar,Harvey. (2012). Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me. Illustrated by J.T. Waldman. Epilogue by Joyce Brabner. New York: Hill and Wang.
Sacco, Joe. (2010). Footnotes in Gaza: A Graphic Novel. New York: Metropolitan.

Sacco, Joe. (2001). Palestine. Introduction by Edward Said. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics.

60 Children's Books Set in the Night

1. Aldana, Patricia. (2004). Under the Spell of the Moon. Illustrations by a variety of artists. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
2. Argueta, Jorge. (2003).Trees are Hanging from the Sky. Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
3. Armand, Glenda. Love Twelve Miles Long. Illustrated by Colin Bootman. New York: Lee & Low Books.
4. Bean, Jonathan. (2007). At Night. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.






5. Blanko, Alberto. Angel's Kite/La estrella de Angel. Illustrated by Rodolfo Morales. New York: Lee & Low Books.
6. Boniface, William. (2009). Lights Out, Night's Out. Illustrated by Milena Kirkova. Denver, CO: Accord Publishing.
7. Brinckloe, Julie. (1986). Fireflies. New York: Aladdin.
8. Bruchac, Joseph. (1998). The Earth Under Sky Bear's Feet.Illustrated by Thomas Locker. New York: Puffin.
9. Bruchac, Joseph. (1997). Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back. Illustrated by Thomas Locker. New York: Puffin.
10. Bunting, Eve. (1994). Night Tree. Illustrated by Ted Rand.New York: HMH Books.
11. Cooper, Elisha. (2005). A Good Night Walk. New York: Scholastic.

    

    Mira Reisberg's illustration from Where Fireflies Dance/Ahi, donde bailan las luciernagas

12. Corpi, Lucha.(2002). Where Fireflies Dance/Ahi, donde bailan las luciernagas. Illustrated by Mira Reisberg. New York: Lee & Low Books.
13. Coy, Jon.(2001). Night Driving. Illustrated by Peter McCarty. New York: Square Fish.
14. Crews, Donald. (1998). Night at the Fair. New York: Greenwillow.
15. Crum, Shutta. (2001). All on a Sleepy Night. Illustrated by Sylvie Daigneault. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside.
16. Davies, Nicola. (2004). Bat Loves the Night.  Illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.



from Dark Night.

17. Demers, Dominique. (2006). Every Single Night.  Illustrated by Nicolas Debon. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
18. De Monfried, Dorothee.(2009). Dark Night. New York: Random House for Young Readers.
19. Ellis, Sarah.(2005). Ben Over Night. Illustrated by Lim LaFave. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside.
20. Ehrmantraut, Brenda. (2005). Night Catch. Illustrated by Vicki Wehrman. Jamestown ND:  Bubble Gum Press.
21. Fine, Edith Hope. Under the Lemon Moon. Illustrated by Rene King Moreno. New York: Lee & Low Books.
22. Fitch, Sheree. (2013).  Night Sky Wheel Ride. Illustrated by Yayo. Vancouver, BC: Tradewind Books.



from Night Sky Wheel Ride

23. Fox, Mem. (2013). Good Night, Sleep Tight. Illustrated by Judy Horacek. New York: Orchard Books.
24. Gay, Mary Louise.(2003). Good Night, Sam. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
25. Gonsalves, Rob. Imagine a Night.
26. Heidbreder, Robert.(2013). Black and Bittern was Night. Illustrated by John Marz. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.
27. Horowitz, Ruth. (2004). Crab Moon. Illustrated by Kate Kiesler. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.



From All Through the Night.

28. Hughes, John Ceiriog. (2013). All Through the Night. Illustrated by Kate Alizadeh. Translated by Harold Boulton. Vancouver, BC: Simply Read Books.
29. Hutchins, Hazel.(2001). One Dark Night. Illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung. New York: Viking.
30. Isol. (2012). Nocturne: Dream Recipes. Translated by Elisa Amado. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
31. Jam, Teddy. (2006). Night Cars. Illustrated by Eric Beddows. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
32. Leveret, Mireille. (1998). Rose by Night.Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.



Domi's illustration from The Night the Moon Fell

33. Luján, Jorge. (2003). Daybreak, Nightfall. Illustrated by Manuel Monroy. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
34. Luján, Jorge. (2002). Beyond My Hand. Illustrated by Georgina Quintana. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
35. Maguire, Thomas Aquinas. (2007). A Growling Place. Vancouver, BC: Simply Read Books.
36. Mora, Pat. (2000). The Night the Moon Fell. Illustrated by Domi. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
37. Morales, Yuyi.(2007). Little Night. New York: Roaring Brook Press.



from A Growling Place. 

38. Morgan, Nicola.(1993). Louis and the Night Sky. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside.
39. Nelson, S.D. (2003). The Star People. New York: Harry N. Abrams.
40. Pendziwol, Jean E. (2012). Once Upon a Northern Night. Illustrated by  Isabelle Arsenault. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
41. Pendziwol, Jean E. (2004). Dawn Watch. Illustrated by Nicolas Debon. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
42. Pinkney, Jerry. (2011). Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. New York: Little, Brown for Young Readers.
43. Porter, Pamela. (2008). Yellow Moon, Apple Moon. Illustrated by Matt James. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.



from Stars.

44. Ray, Mary Lyn. (2011). Stars. Illustrated by Marla Frazee. New York: Beach Lane Books.
45. Rathman, Peggy. (1994). Good Night, Gorilla. New York: Penguin.
46. Ringgol, Faith. (1996). Tar Beach. New York: Dragonfly Books.
47. Rocco, John. (2011). Blackout. New York: Disney-Hyperion.
48. Sendak, Maurice. (1996). In the Night Kitchen. New York: HarperCollins.
49. Shasha, Mark. (2007). Night of the Moonjellies. Cynthiana, KY: Purple House Press.






50. Shulevitz, Uri. (2006). So Sleepy Story. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
51. Sidman, Joyce. (2010). Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night. Illustrated by Rick Allen. New York: HMH Books.

    

    from A Full Moon is Rising. Illustration by Julia Caims.

52. Singer, Marilyn.(2011). A Full Moon is Rising. Illustrated by Julia Caims. New York: Lee & Low Books.
53. Sobrino, Javier. (2013). Night Sounds.  Illustrated by Emilio Urberuaga. Translated by Elisa Amado. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
54. Soetoro-Ng, Maya. (2011). Ladder to the Moon. Illustrated by Yuyi Morales. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.
55. Swanson, Susan Marie. (2008). The House in the Night. Illustrated by Beth Krommes. New York: HMH Books.
56. Turner, Ann. (1992). Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies. Illustrated by James Graham Hale. New York: HarperCollins.



from SkySisters

57. Waboose, Jan Bourdeau. (2002). SkySisters. Illustrated by Brian Deines. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.
58. Winter, Jeanette. (1992). Follow the Drinking Gourd.New York: Dragonfly Books.
59. Wolff, Ashley. (1996). Only the Cat Saw. New York: Walker and Company.
60. Yolen Jane. (1987). Owl Moon. Illustrated by John Schoeherr. New York: Philomel.