The Night Journey — Paul Dowling

Nicky is going on a mystery journey in the car with her dad. As darkness falls, they see shimmering light brighten the landscape around them. As they drive through a town, lights stream out from windows and flicker in advertisements, and fireworks explode in the sky above them. With the reader's pull of the tab, magic happens--an owl appears in a tree, city lights blaze, and fireworks fill the sky.