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Good Night Moon
- By Margaret Wise Brown
- Genre: Picture Book
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The ultimate going-to-bed book.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that pediatricians recommend that a child have a bedtime routine, something familiar and soothing that indicates the end of the play day and time for rest. This book takes the doctor's advice.
What's the story?
As a fire crackles in the fireplace and the moon rises in a wintry night sky outside the windows of his bedroom, a young rabbit settles down for the night. An old lady rabbit rocks quietly in a nearby chair knitting, mittens dry in front of the fire, two kittens tumble on the carpet, and a mouse peeks out. The room grows gradually dimmer as the rabbit says goodnight to each object in his room and outside the window, then falls asleep at last.
Is it any good?
For more than 50 years this has been the ultimate going-to-bed book, the first book parents share with their children, the book kids ask for again and again, and the one parents don't mind reading again and again. It's easy to see why -- author Margaret Wise Brown and illustrator Clement Hurd do everything right. The pictures are full of interesting details -- the paintings hanging on the wall in bunny's room are of scenes from another Brown-Hurd collaboration, The Runaway Bunny.
The book is smaller than many picture books, just the right size for young hands to hold. The colors are simple and vivid, gradually getting dimmer in the room as the night sky gets brighter outside the window. The rhythm is slow and calming, the rhymes are soft, the ritual of bidding good night to the familiar objects in the room is appealing.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about nighttime rituals. Parents and children can incorporate goodnight wishes to favorite objects.
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A GREAT BOOK FOR TODLERS
my parents used to read this to me before i went to bed every night when i was a todler... and i loved it!!!!!
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My two year old loves it. I have to admit ... I find it very odd.
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Find the mouse!
Both my children loved this book --Although my son liked the companion book MY WORLD better. Both of them liked finding the little mouse hiding on each page.
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Great book!
Perfect book for bedtime! This book is a must-have for all children, the younger the better. What better way to prepare for bedtime, then to wish all sorts of things goodnight. Highly recommend for newborns and toddlers and preschoolers.
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What parents don't know...
Parents should perhaps be aware of the Freudian messages and subversive reading of the text which is possible. See the analysis in Have a Carrot: Oedipal Theory and Symbolism in Margaret Wise Brown's Runaway Bunny Trilogy (available as an ebook at Smashwords)
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didn't care
I think I'm the only one who doesn't like this book. My eldest showed no interest in it at all and had more fun saying good night to his own toys then actually reading the book. This is one of those books that is supposed to prompt action but usually just ends up being read. I found it insipid; give me Dr. Suess anyday.
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| Author: | Margaret Wise Brown |
| Illustrator: | Clement Hurd |
| Book type: | Fiction |
| Genre: | Picture Book |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Children's Books |
| Publication date: | January 1, 1991 |
| Number of pages: | 32 |
| Hardcover price: | $11.17 |
| Paperback price: | $5.99 |
| Publisher's recommended age(s): | 2 - 4 |
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