In the warmth and safety of a car with his mother at the wheel, Billy discovers the mystery and excitement of the night. All around him the shapes and sounds of the daytime world are transformed. Headlights coming around the bend make tree monsters, and the lights of a bridge become a necklace of giant diamonds. Out of the darkness a police car whizzes by, lights flashing; a speeding locomotive races through a railroad crossing; and a shooting star shoots across a jet-black sky. As the landscape changes from twilight to the dawn of a beautiful new day, Bernie Karlin's dramatic and evocative panoramas turn a night ride into an unforgettable adventure.