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Presenting Hesse and Karas awesome collaboration

Night Job by Karen Hesse

April 25, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Night Job by Karen Hesse and illustrated by G. Brian Karas was almost put aside to read. It is not due until later October 2025, but I needed to see how these two would work together. I think of Hesse as a slightly more serious author and Karas as a lighter illustrator. Not saying it couldn’t work, but first thoughts are first thoughts. And they became probably one of my new favorite duos. The story is a bit on the lighter side allowing Karas almost […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: & Sons, Careers, children of working parents, Daily Activities, family, Fathers and sons, G. Brian Karas, jobs, Karen Hesse, night jobs, night work, Occupations, parents, School custodians, work and family, working parents

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:208 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: & Sons, Careers, children of working parents, Daily Activities, family, Fathers and sons, G. Brian Karas, jobs, Karen Hesse, night jobs, night work, Occupations, parents, School custodians, work and family, working parents ·
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