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Goodnight Moon Board Book 60th Anniversary Edition
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...more
In this classic of modern children's literature, beloved by...more
Hardcover, 34 pages
Published
August 2nd 1991
by HarperFestival
(first published 1947)
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“A great man in his pride . . . Casts derision upon
Supersession of breath;
He knows death to the bone
Man has created death.”
~William Butler Yeats
“Goodnight Moon . . . Goodnight Air. Goodnight noises everywhere”
~Margaret Wise Brown
There’s only one time in your life that you say goodbye to everything you’ve come to know and love . . . and even dedicate a little time saying goodbye to the things you’ve come to hate: the shitty bowl of mush growing cold on the night stand that your “old lady” tries...more
Supersession of breath;
He knows death to the bone
Man has created death.”
~William Butler Yeats
“Goodnight Moon . . . Goodnight Air. Goodnight noises everywhere”
~Margaret Wise Brown
There’s only one time in your life that you say goodbye to everything you’ve come to know and love . . . and even dedicate a little time saying goodbye to the things you’ve come to hate: the shitty bowl of mush growing cold on the night stand that your “old lady” tries...more
Mar 21, 2008
Rosieface
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
children
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why do people like this book? finding the little mouse on each page is fun, but other than that it's just a dumb book. there is a lame attempt to rhyme...sometimes. there's no rhythm. i don't get it.
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I think this is a book you have to have read first when you were very young in order to LOVE it. At least for me, when I first read it as an adult, I just didn't get why it is such a classic and why so many people count it as their all-time favorite first book from their childhood. I can see that this is a nice book for reading at bedtime. But the list of things on the "goodnight" list just seems really random to me. I wonder if some kids love it because they can soon "read" it themselves, long...more
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The baby bunny is oddly unengaged with a temperamental grandma bunny as he (or she) watches the room grow darker (even though the moon rises). Despite these inconsistencies and occasional strange reading cadences (goodnight nobody? what does that mean), I would recommend book to anyone interested in going to bed at night and suffers from separation anxiety with inanimate objects.
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What is about this book that haunts me? Is it the deep sense of emptiness? That the room stays the same, but objects move and light slowly fades into dark? That the narrator has no connection at all with the only other "human," the old lady whispering hush?
Or is that that the narrator says goodnight to "nobody," that as we go outside her room, we see only stars - no people, no cities. It's as if this little bunny is the last one on earth, and is being watched by some robotic nanny bunny.
I get...more
Or is that that the narrator says goodnight to "nobody," that as we go outside her room, we see only stars - no people, no cities. It's as if this little bunny is the last one on earth, and is being watched by some robotic nanny bunny.
I get...more
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I choose this book as it's widely regarded as a classic children's book. Although it is considered to be a bedtime story- a rhyme about a childs bedtime ritual of saying goodnight to everything they can see from their bed- I believe that the short rhyming couplets about subjects that most children would be familiar with make it an ideal book for building literacy skills. Although the edition I read was a board book, it is also availbe in paperback and hardback formats which would probably be mor...more
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I have read this to my daughter since she was two months old. She is now 20 months old going on 21 months and I have to say that I grown to appreciate this book. This is not only due to the enjoyment she gets or because the little rabbit procrastinates going to bed like my little one does. No, like all great children's literature, this book has a couple of layers. I enjoy this book because I think it's about a child's version of death. I'm not crazy - promise! Maybe it's the perplexing Old Lady...more
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This is a fairly straight-forward story in which mother rabbits says goodnight to the different objects in the room. But M.W.B. does so in a pleasant, engaging way.
What I like most about this book are the visuals: They are simple, yet complex and give the reader a nice array of things to observe. I especially love the pictures that depict the full span of "the great green room" with a dual page, full-screen drawing that is both clean and full of detail. This gives you the opportunity to point ou...more
What I like most about this book are the visuals: They are simple, yet complex and give the reader a nice array of things to observe. I especially love the pictures that depict the full span of "the great green room" with a dual page, full-screen drawing that is both clean and full of detail. This gives you the opportunity to point ou...more
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Apr 27, 2008
Tortla
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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animals
I think I need to re-read this. People's reviews make it sound wonderfully disturbing. Perhaps many children's books are like this when read by a non-child. Perhaps that's the point. But I never really thought of this little book as much more than an obvious ploy to get kids to fall asleep by reading it to them...what with the repeated "goodnight" and the weirdly color-saturated pictures and the lack of...plot. But maybe the obvious ploy was part of a larger (less obvious) ploy to get people to...more
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I thought that the book Goodnight Moon was very good. I liked the way that most of it rhymed and it repeated itself at the end of everything that was in the room that needed to be told goodnight.
One thing that I did not really like about the book was that some of the pictures were black and white and some of them were color. I think I would have liked it all in color because it would have made everything pop out more and it all would have flowed better. But in general, I would recommend this bo...more
One thing that I did not really like about the book was that some of the pictures were black and white and some of them were color. I think I would have liked it all in color because it would have made everything pop out more and it all would have flowed better. But in general, I would recommend this bo...more
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Aug 06, 2007
Belinda
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
kids with no concept of boring-ness or bad poetry
Shelves:
children
Look, I KNOW this has become a children's classic, and that it's much-beloved by many who grew up having it read to them. We had it for Bella when she was really little. Fortunately, we didn't have to read it to her very often, because SHE didn't like it. It didn't hold her attention--and who could blame her? Stacked up next to Where The Wild Things Are, this thing does not stand a chance. The "poem" in it doesn't adhere to any consistent meter or rhyme scheme...I think it's just awful. The artw...more
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This post modernist take on nocturnal rabbit activity has been widely acclaimed by pundits and neophytes alike. Although the end is itself anticlimactic, the book throughout alternates between a Jeffersonian systematic formulation of an intuitively quixotic plot and a reductive encapsulation of the bed-time ritual that is practically, in its essence, Elizabethan. A revisionist reading unearths the Orwellian presence of the hushing lady, which is countermanded by the ideological shift introduced...more
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I don't remember seeing this book as a child. So I think I read it for the first time today and LOVED IT. Actually, Goodnight Goon: A Petrifying Parody, which I read first, and enjoyed, doesn't compare to this one. I love the illustrations and text. I enjoyed looking for the mouse and the kittens on each page, and examining the other details in the book. Also I liked the way the book got darker and darker as you go along, especially after "good night light." In fact, reading this made me sleepy!...more
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this book got me through some tough times.
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I came across this “classic” today and…well…where do I begin? The back cover advises that this “is the perfect first book to share with a child.” My family agreed so I had to read this inane “story” every night to my son until I was able to locate significantly better board books. That is, until I made it to the local bookshop and grabbed any and everything that wasn’t Goodnight Moon. Ten years later, my son disdains books and, upon rediscovering this, I now know why. Now I understand why the co...more
Bintang tiga dari aku yang sudah bukan anak-anak lagi. Kalau membaca review buku ini di Goodreads, pada umumnya disebutkan kalau anak-anak sangat menyukainya.
Mungkin karena dengan buku ini anak bisa mencocokkan kalimat dengan gambarnya, misalnya mana balon mana telepon, mana kittens mana mittens.
Trus bisa nyari-nyari tikusnya sedang di mana.
Trus kalimatnya berima.
Jadi mungkin, kalau Damar sudah bisa bahasa Inggris, dan Damar masih anak-anak Damar akan memberi lima bintang.
In the great green...more
Mungkin karena dengan buku ini anak bisa mencocokkan kalimat dengan gambarnya, misalnya mana balon mana telepon, mana kittens mana mittens.
Trus bisa nyari-nyari tikusnya sedang di mana.
Trus kalimatnya berima.
Jadi mungkin, kalau Damar sudah bisa bahasa Inggris, dan Damar masih anak-anak Damar akan memberi lima bintang.
In the great green...more
Goodnight Moon is a book that I remember very well from my childhood. Considered a classic children's picture book, I think it makes for a great bedtime story for young children. Margaret Wise Brown is the author and does an excellent job with the rhyming and overall flow of the text. I love the way the book mentions all of the items found in the pictures of the rabbits bedroom. When I was younger I'd love to point out the items such as the mittens, the comb, and the bowl of the mush as my mom r...more
Jan 30, 2013
Katelan Mccullum
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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This book is the superb example of a book that should be read to children before bedtime. Brown creates a very calm and relaxed setting that takes the reader into their own bedroom. I love that as you read each page, it is almost as if your eyes are inching that much closer to shutting. I also love that the book ryhmes. I believe that rhyming books for children are so much more enjoyable. i love that the illustrations bring the text to life. This is an older book, so the color and luster of each...more
Grade: Pre-K
Lexile: H
Genre:Poetry/Picture
Setting: The setting is in a great green room in a house.
Main Characters: A little bunny and an old woman
POV: The story’s point of view is told from a narrator’s perspective on what is being seen.
Goodnight Moon is a wonderful bedtime story for any child; I enjoy reading it still. The narrator of the story is describing everything that is being seen in the great green room, such as, a red balloon, pictures of a cow jumping over the moon and three bears si...more
Lexile: H
Genre:Poetry/Picture
Setting: The setting is in a great green room in a house.
Main Characters: A little bunny and an old woman
POV: The story’s point of view is told from a narrator’s perspective on what is being seen.
Goodnight Moon is a wonderful bedtime story for any child; I enjoy reading it still. The narrator of the story is describing everything that is being seen in the great green room, such as, a red balloon, pictures of a cow jumping over the moon and three bears si...more
Age: Early Childhood/ Preschool
Genre:Picture Book
Setting: The setting is in a great green room in a house.
Main Characters: A little bunny and an old woman
POV: The story’s point of view is told from a narrator’s perspective on what is being seen.
Goodnight Moon is a wonderful bedtime story for any child; I enjoy reading it still. The narrator of the story is describing everything that is being seen in the great green room, such as, a red balloon, pictures of a cow jumping over the moon and three...more
Genre:Picture Book
Setting: The setting is in a great green room in a house.
Main Characters: A little bunny and an old woman
POV: The story’s point of view is told from a narrator’s perspective on what is being seen.
Goodnight Moon is a wonderful bedtime story for any child; I enjoy reading it still. The narrator of the story is describing everything that is being seen in the great green room, such as, a red balloon, pictures of a cow jumping over the moon and three...more
1. I think this genre is a picture book and falls under the "concept" category.
2. This picture book tells a story about a little rabbit about to go to sleep. He describes what he sees in his great green room and as he goes to sleep he says 'goodnight' to each and every thing.
3. A) The area for critique for this picture book is in the illustrations.
B) This books illustrations are amazing and even though the book is geared towards children, There are two aspects in the illustrations that are so...more
2. This picture book tells a story about a little rabbit about to go to sleep. He describes what he sees in his great green room and as he goes to sleep he says 'goodnight' to each and every thing.
3. A) The area for critique for this picture book is in the illustrations.
B) This books illustrations are amazing and even though the book is geared towards children, There are two aspects in the illustrations that are so...more
Sep 12, 2012
Christina Baldridge
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
picture-book
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The book, Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd, is a very simple and predictable picture book. It begins by naming some of the things in "the great green room" such as "a comb and a brush and a bowl full of mush." The second part of the book is spent saying goodnight to the room, everything in the room, and even goodnight to the moon. Although the book is simple, I think it would still captivate the attention of young children and be considered a wonderful book t...more
This book was my favorite when I was little. What I like is that items are introduced in the beginning and then reiterated at the end. The author introduces a telephone, a red balloon, a picture of a cow jumping over the moon and three bears sitting in chairs, two kittens, mittens, a toy house, a mouse, a comb, a brush, a bowl full of mush, and an old lady whispering "hush". Once all these important pieces are introduced the character says goodnight to each of them. I think this book can teach c...more
Jul 26, 2012
Suzanne
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
picture-books,
kiddo-owns
Just for fun, I'm going to work through reviews of my kiddo's picture books. This is also partly to keep track of what he has. He's not even two and his collection is getting impressive. He has always loved reading.
This wasn't a book I read as a child, but it was one of the first books we got for our kiddo's collection. At first, I failed to see the point. The illustrations are bright, but nothing special. The story is the standard "time for bed" thing you see in a lot of picture books.
When our...more
This wasn't a book I read as a child, but it was one of the first books we got for our kiddo's collection. At first, I failed to see the point. The illustrations are bright, but nothing special. The story is the standard "time for bed" thing you see in a lot of picture books.
When our...more
Jul 18, 2012
Meredith Trotter
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
predictable
Publication: 1947
Grade/Age: PreK-2nd grade
Annotation: The classic story of a bunny's going-to-bed ritual as he bids goodnight to different objects in his room.
Themes: Bedtime, stories in rhyme, rabbits
Ways to use the book:
Language Arts - "Goodnight to Your Room" - Have children make lists of all the items in their own rooms that they could say goodnight to before going to sleep. If they want, they can draw pictures of their rooms, labeling each item they would bid goodnight.
Math - "Telling Time...more
Grade/Age: PreK-2nd grade
Annotation: The classic story of a bunny's going-to-bed ritual as he bids goodnight to different objects in his room.
Themes: Bedtime, stories in rhyme, rabbits
Ways to use the book:
Language Arts - "Goodnight to Your Room" - Have children make lists of all the items in their own rooms that they could say goodnight to before going to sleep. If they want, they can draw pictures of their rooms, labeling each item they would bid goodnight.
Math - "Telling Time...more
Main Characters: A little bunny and its mother.
Point of View: First Person, a little bunny.
Setting: A children’s room.
Lexile level: Early Childhood/Pre-K
Genre: Traditional Literature
Plot: “Goodnight Moon” is about a child (a little bunny) saying goodnight to everything around: "Goodnight room. Goodnight moon. Goodnight cow jumping over the moon. Goodnight light, and the red balloon..." As a whole, this children’s book describes a bunny’s bedtime ritual of saying “goodnight” to various objects...more
Point of View: First Person, a little bunny.
Setting: A children’s room.
Lexile level: Early Childhood/Pre-K
Genre: Traditional Literature
Plot: “Goodnight Moon” is about a child (a little bunny) saying goodnight to everything around: "Goodnight room. Goodnight moon. Goodnight cow jumping over the moon. Goodnight light, and the red balloon..." As a whole, this children’s book describes a bunny’s bedtime ritual of saying “goodnight” to various objects...more
The illustrations for Goodnight Moon were spectacular. No wonder this book is a classic in children's literature! The room is actually accurately drawn in perspective and the colors on the page are bright. Everything in the room is drawn to scale and all look life like. It was almost like the illustrator set up a room with all of these items in it and drew it straight from real life. Mrs. Brown also did a superb job with the text. The rhyme was predictable but entertaining. I liked how she liste...more
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Margaret Wise Brown wrote hundreds of books and stories during her life, but she is best known for Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny. Even though she died nearly 60 years ago, her books still sell very well.
Margaret loved animals. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. Sometimes she would put a hard word into the story or poem....more
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Margaret loved animals. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. Sometimes she would put a hard word into the story or poem....more
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