Good Night Alabama

by Adam Gamble, Mark Jasper, Joe Veno (Illustrator)

Good Night Alabama includes the Crimson Tide, Birmingham Zoo, the Talladega Superspeedway, International Motorsports Hall of Fame, McWane Science Center, State Capitol Building, US Space & Rocket Center, University of Alabama, Gulf State Park, USS Alabama battleship, Rosa Parks Library and Museum, Mardi Gras, farms, bass fishing, and more. This charming board book highlights Alabama's greatest landmarks and attractions while lulling young Southerners into a peaceful night's sleep.

This book is part of the bestselling Good Night Our World series, which includes hundreds of titles exploring iconic locations and exciting, child-friendly themes.

Many of North America’s most beloved regions are artfully celebrated in these board books designed to soothe children before bedtime while instilling an early appreciation for North America's natural and cultural wonders. Each book stars a multicultural group of people visiting the featured area’s attractions as rhythmic language guides children through the passage of both a single day and the four seasons while saluting the iconic aspects of each place.

20 pages, Board Book

First published June 9, 2015

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

[raccoon reader · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was so disappointed in this book and apparently, so was Woods who did not want to read it no matter what I tried. The excessive use of commas and odd wording makes it sound like someone in China or Japan wrote these based on a wikipedia article about Alabama where they learned about some of the cliches of our state. Except for one thing... Really? You picked an ARMADILLO on the goodnight page? An Armadillo??? WTF Good Night Alabama book? You couldn't figure out that we have, I dunno... raccoons? Or use our state bird or animal? Wait, maybe the wikipedia article didn't include that. Not to mention that you listed *Alabama* football, but *not* Auburn? Seriously? Way to piss off half the state there geniuses. Not to be too hard on a board book, but it is my state... where my family has literally lived forever if you include my Cherokee and Creek heritage/ancestry. So I do have a bit of pride in my state and had a few high standards for this book. I'm not sure I'd recommend it to anyone. Also, lastly- Screech Owl? You decided to depict a Screech Owl? The most common owl in Alabama is the great horned owl. I cannot tell you when I last saw a screech owl or heard one, ever, in Alabama.
This is one of those books that have me throwing my librarian hands in the air and saying "For the Love!!"
Sheesh.

[Russell Manley]

One of those books that tries to trick you into feeling tired by ending with “Good Night.”

Nice try, Adam Gamble and Mark Jasper.😏