Goodnight Moon (1947)

Title: Goodnight Moon
- Author: Margaret Wise Brown
- Illustrator: Clement Hurd
- Publisher: Harper & Brothers
- Date: September 3, 1947 (date published); 1/13/22 (date read)
- Pages: 30
- Type of Book Format/ Literary Genre: Picture book; fiction
- Short Summary of the Main Plot: The story begins by describing a great green room, such as pictures, kittens, mittens, a quiet old lady, chairs, toys, and more. The rabbit then says goodnight to all the creatures and items in the room, as well as the stars, “nobody”, and sounds.
- Tags/ Subject Headings that Describe the Content: Bedtime story, sleeping, saying goodnight, awareness of what is around you.
- My response: I thought the book was strong in an illustrative sense, the story line was rather simple, but it brought me back to my childhood since my mother use to read it to me.

The best book I have ever read to my niece. She wanted me to read this book to her over and over. ( )

I think I loved this book too much and read it to my daughter EVERY night at bedtime. Twenty years later (no, I only read it every night for two years I think!) she told me she really didn't like it as much!! Let this be a lesson, mothers. Anyway, it has great images, great language, and comfort. ( )

A classic short poem of goodnight wishes from a young rabbit Preschoolparing for--or attempting to postpone--his own slumber.

Possibly I'm biased. But E also will sit through it. So maybe not? ( )