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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 adhere to any consistent meter or rhyme scheme...I think it's jus...more
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We read this book every single night for over 2 years as part of the girls' bedtime routine. It's very soothing, and it's a great way of helping kids separate from their things and go to sleep. I think I could still recite it by heart. Margaret Wise Brown (author) is a little cuckoo in my opinion - hate the Runaway Bunny (so creepy) and many other of her stories are just bizarre. But this one was a winner in a my book.
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Why are you reading this review? Didn't you read Goodnight Moon a thousand times as a child?
The best page is; "Goodnight nobody. Goodnight mush."
The best page is; "Goodnight nobody. Goodnight mush."
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I just went and bought a bunch of the books on my wish list for when we have kids. This was one of them. Can't wait to share this with our upcoming baby!
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Read in January, 1975
