Good Night England

Good Night Our World

by Adam Gamble, Mark Jasper

From the White Cliffs of Dover to the lovely Lake District, this charming board book gives little ones a personal tour of one the world's most beloved and enchanted countries. Famous English landmarks and attractions include Stonehenge, York, Cotswolds, River Thames, the moors, double-decker buses, Land's End, teatime, Wimbledon, English gardens, the Queen's Guard, canals, and more.

Genres: British Literature

26 pages, Board Book

First published May 13, 2014

About the author

Adam Gamble, is a writer, a photographer, and a publisher. He is the author of many books in the Good Night Books series, In the Footsteps of Thoreau, and A Public Betrayed. He lives in Sandwich, MA.

Reviews

[Karah Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this as a gift for my niece while I was traveling in England. She loved it!

[JD Waggy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Also known as "Tourism, the Board Book."

I love England and miss it a lot, so this was neat as a way to say "oh, I've been there!" or "oh, I want to go there!" I don't know that this would appeal to kids, though, because there isn't really any explanation of most of the sites. It's just a series of naming things/places (with a high focus on London, but thankfully this is pretty diverse and focuses on way more than London, which not every touristy thing does). Yes, you get a good feel for vacation spots in England, but I have no idea why that would be of interest to a toddler.

Then again, I'm not a toddler. What do I know.

(If you care about such things, this is also from when QEII was still alive, so Charles isn't in here. I have no complaints about that.)

[Andrés · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another perfectly fine entry into the Good Night Our World series. There were many fun attractions to review and discuss from around the country. I'm not sure what might have been missed, but maybe consider weekend markets, Shakespeare's Globe, or Wembley? The book could drop one of the three royal references; I'd keep Buckingham and drop Windsor and the monarch. The book, written in 2020, therefore needs an update as of 2022.