Nocturnal Animals – Revised
Winter is a great time to celebrate nocturnal animals because it gets dark so early in the evening. For an art project, make these fun owl puppets: Paper Bag Owl Craft For Kids [Free Template].
Browne, Eileen. Handa’s Noisy Night. In this story set in Kenya, animal sounds keep Handa awake during a sleepover at a friend’s house.
Denise, Christopher. Knight Owl. In this Caldecott Honor recipient, a small owl guards the castle at night.
Downing, Julie. Hello, Moon. Forest animals who are active at night are celebrated in this rhyming story.
Dunne, Abbie. Nocturnal Animals. In this simple nonfiction book filled with color photos, young readers are introduced to nocturnal animals.
Jackson, Mick. While You’re Sleeping. People who work nights share the time with animals who are also nocturnal.
Jensen, Gabe. Nocturnal Nico. Nico can’t go to sleep, just like his favorite animals who are awake at night.
Kastner, Emmy. While You’re Asleep. In this rhyming story, nocturnal animals are compared with diurnal animals in a humorous bedtime story.
Kohara, Kazuno. The Midnight Library. Three owls assist the human librarian who runs a library for those of us who stay up late.
Marino, Gianna. Night Animals Need Sleep Too. Possum can’t seem to get to sleep so skunk helps him in this story with several nocturnal animals.
Napoli, Donna Jo. As Night Falls: Creatures That Go Wild After Dark. In this rhyming story, nocturnal animals prowl the night showing where they are in the food chain.
Sirett, Dawn. Nighttime Animals. Lift the flaps to reveal different nighttime forest animals.
Waddell, Martin. Owl Babies. Three baby owls wait for mother owl to return at night with some food in this call and response story.
Won, Brian. Hooray for Today! Owl is awake and ready to play at night but other animals are ready to fall asleep.
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Penny Peck, San Jose State University iSchool