A star-studded quilt leads to a night-time adventure. While Tipu is fast asleep, the two black puppies, Jugnoo and Layla, tumble around, explore, and tug the quilt. Soon the night sky is on the floor and they roll on it, flying among the stars.
Imagination goes wild as everyone flies to the moon between the stars, through the night sky on a magical rocket ship. Till… a voice breaks into the nocturnal adventure, and everybody is bundled off to bed.
A simple yet engaging story written by Samina Mishra, who is a documentary filmmaker, writer, teacher and the author of Where Does It Hurt?, Jamlo Walks, and Roop and the River Crossing.
Fantasy and reality intermingle through the illustrations, beautifully capturing the essence of the narrative. They weave the words of the story wonderfully in our minds. The colours used for the illustrations are night colours but are still very striking.
The book is printed on paper of good stock with a clear font. The picture book is a winner in the recent Vow Book Award 2026 for children’s literature. It is well deserved. However, one wonders if the use of phrases such as ‘become again’ makes it a bit abstract for small children.
The Night Sky is available in multiple regional languages like Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati and Bengali.