Goodnight Box

by Michael B. Horn, Tracy Kim Horn, Agus Prajogo;Agus Prajogo (Illustrator)

A favorite book for fitness enthusiasts, Goodnight Box introduces your child to a lifetime of health and wellness ( may inspire sleep-deprived adults to work out). Highlighting a diversity of functional movements from box jumps to deadlifts, the story is a perfect addition to your nighttime bed routine- or for those with spirited children, your evening WOD. Every book purchased supports non-profit organizations that connect at-risk youth with mentors to help them fulfill their potential and develop lifelong habits of success.

38 pages, Hardcover

Published December 8, 2020

About the author

Michael B. Horn strives to create a world in which all individuals can build their passions and fulfill their potential through his writing, speaking, and work with a portfolio of education organizations. He is the author of several books, including the award-winning Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns; Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools; Choosing College; Goodnight Box, a children’s story; and the forthcoming From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)creating School for Every Child, which will be released in July 2022.

Michael is the co-founder of and a distinguished fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, a non-profit think tank. He cohosts the top education podcasts Future U and Class Disrupted. He is a regular contributor to Forbes.com and writes the Substack newsletter The Future of Education. Michael also serves as an executive editor at Education Next, and his work has been featured in outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, and NBC.

Michael is a senior strategist at Guild Education, which partners with leading employers and organizations to help offer education and upskilling opportunities to America’s workforce. He serves on the board and advisory boards of a range of education organizations, including Imagine Worldwide, Minerva University, and the LearnLaunch Institute and is a venture partner at NextGen Venture Partners.

Michael was selected as a 2014 Eisenhower Fellow to study innovation in education in Vietnam and Korea, and Tech&Learning magazine named him to its list of the 100 most important people in the creation and advancement of the use of technology in education. Michael holds a BA in history from Yale University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Reviews

[Tonja Drecker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is intended for readers/listeners, who are involved in or familiar with the CrossFit fitness program, or those who love to work out in the gym. I'm not familiar with the program but am familiar with the equipment and such.

The text in this one is very simple, making it great for even younger listeners and those who have trouble sitting still for long. It briefly describes various activities using single sentences, which are direct and yet, pack excitement and energy. The tale starts out in an empty gym, slowly builds with simple stretches and exercises, and then launches into the various possibilities, portraying kids as they swing, hop, lift and such. Toward the end, it slows down again and shows as the gym closes down.

I enjoy the arc in this one as it sweeps through the activities and calms down again, which makes for a nice bedtime or quite time read. And yet, it inspires with the activities, allowing the illustrations to show how much energy and fun the kids have as they go from one station to the next. The various equipment is mentioned, and then shown in the illustration. It's a wonderful balance between the two.

While this one won't be for every listener, those who are familiar with the activities or hang out in gyms will enjoy it quite a bit...and maybe find some inspiration on things they want to try themselves.

I received a complimentary copy and enjoyed it even more than I thought I might.