La gatita y el vigilante nocturno (Kitten and the Night Watchman)

.reS-Gr 2–The night watchman says goodbye to his wife and children to go to work. All night long, he makes rounds around the construction site and checks on the machinery. He sees the stars, hears the nighttime noises, and notices nature around him, including the song of a killdeer bird. He finds a stray kitten who joins him for the rest of his shift. After his shift, he brings the kitten home to join his family. This picture book is inspired by Sullivan’s experience befriending a stray cat as a night watchman. His thoughtful verse makes this a wonderful choice for story times. Yoo brings the story to life with full-color illustrations that complement the storyline and brings the construction site to life. Her use of light and shadow gives the nighttime scenes depth. She uses a range of sky colors as night turns to dawn. This is an adept Spanish translation of The Kitten and the Night Watchman, winner of the 2019 Ezra Jack Keats Award and Margaret Wise Brown Prize. The translation flows effortlessly and includes details in translating the word for the North American bird killdeer (in the English) to the Andean bird chorlo tildío (Spanish) and its song from “ki-DEE” to “ti dí.”