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Goodnight Moon
Binding: Board book
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Release Date: 1991-08-02
Manufacturer: HarperFestival
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Average Rating: 4.5
Total Customer Reviews: 656
List Price: $8.99
Our Price: $4.75
Sales Rank: 180
Product Description
In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. "Goodnight room, goodnight moon." And to all the familiar things in the softly lit room--to the picture of the three little bears sitting in chairs, to the clocks and his socks, to the mittens and the kittens, to everything one by one--he says goodnight. In this classic of modern children's literature, beloved by generations of readers and listeners, the quiet poetry of the words and the gentle, lulling illustrations combine to make a perfect book for the end of the day.
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Product Review Summary: A Real Classic As a bedtime story, this children's book is universally loved for it's sheer simplicity. A perfect read to your baby book and they'll soon be reading for themselves. Colorful illustrations and easy to read words have made this a classic for years. A timeless book with broad appeal.
Janice Perkins, author of Ladybug Baby Bug
Product Review Summary: In the Great Green Room Some classics are past their "Best By" date (see my review of the original Curious George: The Original Curious George). Others, like Goodnight Moon, continue to offer new parents and their young children an opportunity to enjoy some quiet contemplative time together. Many read Goodnight Moon as part of a bedtime ritual; the familiar items and cadence are sweet and soothing. The New Yorker once called it a "hypnotic bedtime litany." If you need a book to settle down a young child to sleep, this is it.
Nice detail: look for the tiny mouse moving all over the room as the book progresses. The brightness of each page also gradually decreases. (Kudos to illustrator Clement G. Hurd for his huge contribution to children's literature.)
For interested parents, a bizarre (and sad) story by Joshua Prager of the Wall Street Journal about the nine-year-old who was the beneficiary of Margaret Wise Brown's will, and how it all went south. See Comment below for link.
P.S. We also own the board book of Goodnight Moon but in this case the hardcover is a better match for the story. The glossy pages of the board book are less subtle, and less soothing.
Product Review Summary: SOO BORING,GREY & WHITE PICS-GOODBYE MONEY!!! This book is not visually stimulating nor is there any real prose. VERRRRRY BORING and non sensical in a way that doesn't entertain like a Dr Seuss would. So disappointing after reading all the good reviews...if you really must throw away your money, send it my way.
Product Review Summary: Why is this Book so Highly Recommended? Goodnight Moon is a short poem meant to be read to a child before going to bed. It begins by naming all the things in a room, from "two little kittens and a pair of mittens" to "a comb and a brush and a bowl full of mush." Following this, "good night" wishes are granted to everything previously named.
The illustrations match the book's purpose wonderfully. For example, a bright green room greets the child at book's start and then gets progressively darker.
Goodnight Moon is not the only bed-time storybook, but it is one of the most highly recommended for a good reason. The book prepares a child for bed in the best way possible: it gives him the comforting reassurance that everything is in its place and all is well--in his room and in the world outside
Product Review Summary: a true classic I don't think anyone can go wrong with ordering this book. It is a true classic that every child needs read to them during their early developmental years.
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