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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 1968
Fight the Night
Written & illustrated by Tomie dePaola
A child battles bedtime with a flashlight against night-time bumps.
3.6/5 Goodreads · 99 ratings
40 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Ronald, armed with a flashlight, defies bedtime in a whimsical adventure. As shadows loom and mysterious bumps echo, his imagination transforms the night into a battleground. Can he conquer sleep, or will the night win? This classic tale captures the magic and mischief of a child's nighttime escapades.
From the publisher
In this whimsical classic picture book, Tomie dePaola delivers a sweet depiction of a child’s imagination and all the things that go bump in the night.
To stay up past bedtime, you’ve got to fight the night. Flashlight in hand, a determined Ronald sets out to battle sleep in this refreshed edition of Tomie dePaola’s spirited 1968 picture book.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 40
- Reading age
- 4–7
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 490L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~3.3
- F&P level
- ~M
Publication
- Published
- February 11, 2020
- First published
- January 1, 1968
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
- Text details
- The text for this book was set in ITC Highlander Std.
- Illustration details
- The illustrations for this book were rendered in black ink with pre-separated color overlays added in magenta and blue.
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781534443730
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