Bill Billson the 8th is a grumpy man who lives in Wyoming. His job is to make the night work. Tim "Timmy" Tomothyson is a pickle farmer in Wisconsin. Tim wants to grow more pickles, but there aren't enough hours in the day. Will his best friend Clarence the pigeon be able to stop night from coming to give him more time?

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

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