Goodnight Moon, 60th Anniversary Edition
by Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd
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have you ever had a feeling that you were staring at a glimpse of your future? every time i recite this story to my kids (for i have read it so many times i have it memorized), i can tell it's one that i'll read to my grandkids and get a little teary-eyed with remembrance of how little my boys used to be, and how this book calmed them. it's very simple; the entire thing is probably shorter than this paragraph i am writing. but i've always maintained it's in how you read it, not necessarily th...more
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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 ...more
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This was my favorite book when I was little. My mom says it was probably because I was facinated with the moon since I went to bed before it came out at night. So, it was a treat for me to see the moon. I also remember enjoying the rhyme in the book and the sweet way the bunny says "goodnight" to everything around him. I think that the use of rhyme in the book and the poetic nature of the story makes it an example of good writing. So, I would probably use it in a kindergarten or f...more
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This book was written to be very boring, very calming.
As a result, many adults simply cannot stand it. I firmly suggest that you read the book before purchasing it or putting it on your baby registry. If you remember it from your childhood, re-read it - many childhood books seem different once you've grown up.
Then, if you still love it and don't mind the thought of reading it every night for a year (children *will* get their little fixations), go ahead and buy it! (This is actually good ...more
As a result, many adults simply cannot stand it. I firmly suggest that you read the book before purchasing it or putting it on your baby registry. If you remember it from your childhood, re-read it - many childhood books seem different once you've grown up.
Then, if you still love it and don't mind the thought of reading it every night for a year (children *will* get their little fixations), go ahead and buy it! (This is actually good ...more
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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 rob...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 rob...more
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oh, this book. i read it to most of the kids i work with, and we point out things in their room that match, or talk about why there aren't fireplaces in most new york apartments. i gave this as a present to many people, old and young.
in therapy, for people who have trouble sleeping, we teach this as one of the things to do instead of counting sheep - say good night to all the things in your room. it always goes over well, and it usually has surprising results (for the clients) in that they se...more
in therapy, for people who have trouble sleeping, we teach this as one of the things to do instead of counting sheep - say good night to all the things in your room. it always goes over well, and it usually has surprising results (for the clients) in that they se...more
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Read in January, 1997
When my oldest son was little, he would insist that I read him the book every night before bed. The way it's written is just so soothing, so relaxing, it comforted him. It was a book I didn't mind reading him every night. I cherished those moments with him, and he remembers them now fondly and he is eleven.
The story is about a little bunny, on his way to bed. Saying good night to everything around him. The story rhymes, but it's not a tongue twister. It's just a very gentle story that...more
The story is about a little bunny, on his way to bed. Saying good night to everything around him. The story rhymes, but it's not a tongue twister. It's just a very gentle story that...more
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kids with no concept of boring-ness or bad poetry
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 ...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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Read in March, 2000
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I love this book. Its beauty is in its simplicity.
When I was expecting my first child, a friend told me that although her children were grown, she could still quote the book word for word. Now, I know what she means.
My boys can quote it; so can I. And when we are really tired, and they are still begging for a bedtime story ("Just one more, Mom!"), I turn out the lights and begin to quietly recite: "In the great green room was a telephone and a red balloon and a pictur...more
When I was expecting my first child, a friend told me that although her children were grown, she could still quote the book word for word. Now, I know what she means.
My boys can quote it; so can I. And when we are really tired, and they are still begging for a bedtime story ("Just one more, Mom!"), I turn out the lights and begin to quietly recite: "In the great green room was a telephone and a red balloon and a pictur...more
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Okay, I'll admit it -- this is not my favorite kids' book in the world. In fact, I probably wouldn't pick it up if my kids didn't ask for it again. And again. And again.
The illustrations are a bit wobbly, and the poetry is less than inspired ("Goodnight house. Goodnight mouse. Goodnight mittens. Goodnight kittens.")). But my children -- all three -- have adored this book and begged for it over and over again.
Let's face it -- We're not reading for ourselves; we're reading for ...more
The illustrations are a bit wobbly, and the poetry is less than inspired ("Goodnight house. Goodnight mouse. Goodnight mittens. Goodnight kittens.")). But my children -- all three -- have adored this book and begged for it over and over again.
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A children's classic. So I have heard. With three children, I was not exposed to this until my third child; well, I figured out I wasn't missing much. I am not sure how this got to be such a 'classic'; nor will I ever understand it. My son who is 2.5 generally refuses this book when offered, and I can barely bring myself to offer it. I am still not sure where the brilliance is; this book lacks creativity, beautiful illustrations, and an overall point. I am sure many people disagree, but I will s...more
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This book is so pervasive in our lives and ingrained in my daughter's consciousness that when I pointed out a slipper of a moon recently, she demanded to know what happened to the cow. I learned a terrific parenting technique from this book which was to transition my child away from a favorite activity or place by saying goodbye with great earnestness to each thing or place.
I love how the book anthropomorphizes the beloved objects of children. And I think it is BRILLIANT when Wise-Brown wr...more
I love how the book anthropomorphizes the beloved objects of children. And I think it is BRILLIANT when Wise-Brown wr...more
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Read in February, 2006
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Okay, I originally HATED this book. It doesn't quite rhyme, and it doesn't quite flow - everything about it is just off a little. It drove me crazy. But you would not believe what it does to kids - puts them right to sleep! The combination of the interesting things in the room, plus the room getting darker on each page, and saying goodnight to everything around - it just works. I still don't like that it is "just off" - either rhyme or don't. But I read it to Ben, because it work
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When our sons were small, it was Daddy's routine to read each of the three a bedtime book while I finished up on dinner. For a time each one wanted the same book - Goodnight Moon - and one evening we also had guests. When my husband came to join the grownups he looked totally zonked. This classic story had very nearly put him to sleep too, he was the life of the party. So my five star rating is colored by the tender memories it triggers in me of more than fifty years ago.
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Read in January, 1997
I read this book twice a day. I have it memorized. Sometimes I realize it's repeating in my head like a chant: In the great green room there was a telephone, and a red balloon and a picture of (turn the page) a cow jumping over the moon.
Things you notice after reading Goodnight Moon 200+ times: the mouse is in every picture of the room! And an hour passes, goes from 7 o'clock to 8 o'clock. And a scene from Runaway Bunny is the other picture on the wall.
Things you notice after reading Goodnight Moon 200+ times: the mouse is in every picture of the room! And an hour passes, goes from 7 o'clock to 8 o'clock. And a scene from Runaway Bunny is the other picture on the wall.
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Not much more needs to be said about this classic book. I can honestly say that this is one book that I never tire of; I can read this several times a day, every day of the week and everytime I enjoy the cadence of the words. DS gets a kick out of looking for the tiny mouse.
This has been in my son's bookcase since he was born.
There is also a DVD with an animated version that includes a bunch of elementary-aged children talking about the book. Really cute.
This has been in my son's bookcase since he was born.
There is also a DVD with an animated version that includes a bunch of elementary-aged children talking about the book. Really cute.
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Read in January, 1999
We received several copies of this book from friends as gifts for our first child. And each copy is just as worn as if it were the ONLY copy! Our children absolutely delight at finding the little mouse in the illustrations, as well as noticing the changing hands on the clock and the fading light outside the bedroom windows as the bunny bids all his favorite things good-night. This story is such a perfect example of the wonder that is childhood.
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this book should be meditated on like a rothko painting... it has such a subdued tone that is captured perfectly by the illustrations. its colors still resonate in my mind's eye... combined with the black and white imagery, it closely resembles the palette familiar in dreams.
i have to say: if i find anyone, ever, reading this out loud with the sun out, and possibly to a classroom full of children... you obviously have no idea... blasphemer.
i have to say: if i find anyone, ever, reading this out loud with the sun out, and possibly to a classroom full of children... you obviously have no idea... blasphemer.
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avg rating (all editions): 4.41 (6138 ratings) avg rating (this edition): 4.40 (3958 ratings) number of reviews: 489popular shelves
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