Day and night in the fantastical town in this storybook are controlled by a spherical machine containing a complicated array of gears, pulleys, and levers. As the story unfolds, the sun sets in the sky, but the moon and stars fail to appear. The night watchman checks his pocket watch and paperwork, then sets off to the control center. He doesn't find a mechanical failure, but a group of rambunctious children playing among the equipment. They all work together to set things right, and the children are carried off to dreamland.
The White Ravens 2011 catalog says that "the magical mixed-media illustrations in rich colours range from comic-strip-like sequences to full- and double-page spreads that make an exciting fantastical tale unfold."
When Night Didn't Come by Poly Bernatene. United Kingdom: Meadowside Children's, 2010. [9781845394912]
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