The Night at the Museum (book)

The Night at the Museum, published in 1993, is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Croatian illustrator, Milan Trenc.
== Overview ==
The Night at the Museum was published in 1993, being a children's book which has become one of Trenc's biggest titles. The book was adapted in 2006 into the film we know today, Night at the Museum. It was also novelized the same year by Leslie Goldmen, which was made for young adults. The book itself has 32 pages.
== Storyline ==
In the original book, Hector is a night watchmen who gets a job at the Museum of Natural History in New York. On his first night on the job, he finds that all of the dinosaur skeletons have disappeared as well as everything else in the museum. He later on discovers that he has to keep everyone else safe from the dinosaurs that come to life at night.
== Trivia ==
*Due to the success of the movie, Hector's name was changed to Larry in a republished version of the book.
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