A beautiful picture book that can grow with a child from ages 6 to 12, Through The Night Sky explores things that happen at night from the local to the cosmic. Its first chapter or two would be perfect as a bedtime book to read aloud to a younger child, beginning with the quiet night flight of a barn owl and the magic of fireflies. As the book proceeds to the night sky, milky way, Moon phases, eclipses, aurorae, meteors, and travel into the stars, the concepts get more challenging, but the brief text is still flavored with wonder. The design is also gorgeous, although its dark pages might, ironically, be difficult to read in a dim bedroom. I am dinging it one star for some issues around the lunar phases -- the illustrations on several pages show stars on what should be the night side of the Moon, and the description of the cycle of phases is inaccurate -- but except for that one criticism, it's a beautiful gift book that will last a long time on a child's shelf. ( )