Good Night, Planet: TOON Level 2

by Liniers

New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2017

New York Times Best Bedtime Stories of 2019 When you go off to sleep, your toys go out to play! After a long day of jumping in leaves and reading her favorite books, this little girl is wornout, but her favorite stuffed animal, Planet, is just getting started. Planet befriends a dog, gobbles a cookie, and takes a leap into the unknown. This tender, gorgeous tale by the internationally renowned cartoonist Liniers will reveal to early readers the wonders that exist at night, in secret, after they close their eyes.

Liniers 's US debut, The Big Wet Balloon , was selected as one of Parents Magazine 's top ten, and his follow up, Written and Drawn by Henrietta , was named one of School Library Journal 's Best Books of the Year. Liniers is from Buenos Aires, Argentina, but he now lives in Vermont as the artist-in-residence at the Center for Cartoon Studies with his wife and three young daughters. They have fallen in love with the New England landscape, the house they live in, the night sky, and the family's new puppy, Elliot, all of which figure prominently in this book.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Childrens, Comics, Picture Books, Animals, Fiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2017

About the author

Nombre con el que firma el historietista Ricardo Liniers Siri.

Ricardo Liniers lives in Buenos Aires with his wife and two daughters, who inspired this story. For more than ten years, he has published a hugely popular daily strip, Macanudo, in the Argentine newspaper La Nación. He also tours the world drawing onstage with musician Kevin Johansen. His work has been published in nine countries from Brazil to the Czech Republic and in the United States.

Reviews

[Dave Schaafsma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the work of Liniers, but read this now because it won the 2018 Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8) recently. It's a sweet and largely unremarkable story of a girl, her dog, and her floppy toy rabbit named Planet. (Right, I thought it was going to be an environmental story! Not!). It's one of these I-Fell-Asleep-and-the-Toys-Came-Alive stories, where after the girl goes to sleep Planet hangs with the dog, and a mouse, eating cookies together, and trying to reach The Biggest Cookie Ever (spoiler alert): (The moon). This might have been a three star book for me but the sweet sketchy drawings and color of Liniers pushed my liking up.

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful story about the life of toys after children go to bed - the pictures are magical and will bring back memories of your favorite stuffed animal toy. This would be a good book for you to read to a small child at bedtime, it would help them understand that there is a connection to all things - and we are all part of that connection.

[Melki · Rating 4 out of 5]

While a little girl sleeps, her favorite stuffed toy has a big adventure with the family dog and an enterprising mouse. Very cute story, laid out in graphic novel format for early readers.

[Agnė · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good Night, Planet is a sweet beginning reader in a graphic novel format, but nothing really special.

The story, characters, dialogue are all OK. For example, a stuffed toy named Planet sounds kind of preachy to me. A conversation between a mouse and Planet is a good case in point:

"Planet! That's a big name for such a small animal."
"Every animal, big or small, is a whole universe."

The artwork is also OK. Personally, I'm not a fan of red human noses. However, animals are drawn very realistically, which I appreciate:



Finally, Good Night, Planet reminded me a little of Kevin Henkes's Kitten's First Full Moon :)

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guys! I read a TOON book and didn't hate it!

In fact, I quite liked this one!

Mark this day down on the calendar.

[Nikki in Niagara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations. This is a level 2 easy reader. It starts off wordless, gets into the story and then ends wordless so there isn't a lot of text. About a nighttime adventure of a little girl's stuffed animal, Planet. A sweet story that would also make a good bedtime story for non-readers.

[Lectora de Metro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una historia hermosa y muy emotiva sobre una niña y su juguete favorito.

[Laura Harrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stunning, early reader graphic novel. I hope Liniers is more heavily promoted in the U.S. I fell in love with him when I first discovered Written and Drawn by Henrietta. I see a Caldecott in the future for Liniers now that he is a Vermont resident. He is that good. Check him out!

[Chance Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charming little mini-comic book bursting with imagination and wonder.

[Tasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

A little girl goes to sleep with her favorite stuffed animal, Planet, at her side. Once she is sleeping, Planet gets out of bed and starts his own adventures. They involve visiting with the dog, eating some cookies together, climbing a tree and seeing the full moon. Getting down from the tree is an adventure in itself and takes a bit of a run and a leap. They befriend a mouse along the way, share some more cookies together and then return to bed. Based on Liniers’ own daughter’s stuffed animal and their family dog, this book is gentle and lovely. It’s a great introduction to graphic novels for young children and a way to get new readers more confident. Appropriate for ages 5-7.

[Carol V · Rating 5 out of 5]

Planet is the little girl's bunny! He is a wonderful playmate -- very agreeable to any adventures that await. See what the bunny does at bedtime! This comic book will be read over and over again and that's a guarantee! The illustrations are in comic format, some strips with words and others are wordless! There will be a lot to talk about when reading this story!

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved, loved, loved this sweet graphic novel!!! The pictures are gorgeous, and the story is soooooo sweet! It would be a really nice bedtime story for a younger child, but I think all ages would enjoy this book.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute early comic about a stuffed toy coming to life and having an adventure will the girl sleeps. A great introduction to the format.

[Mary Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely illustrations and an amazing tale told in comic book form. Planet, a toy rabbit, is capable of amazing things at night when his girl is sleeping.

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This young reader is divided into panels similar to a comic book; and while there is easy reading text, there are also several wordless panels.

[Natalie Harvey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love all three Toon Books by Liniers. More, please!

[Ms. Jeane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this adorbale, short little graphic novel!

[Patricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was cute! My favorite panels are when Planet flings themself down the stairs. That’s how I’m going into 2020 lmao

[Lakynn Goldsmith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so cute and wholesome! At first I thought it was gonna be a wordless book that only focused on the illustrations but a couple pages into the book we got some dialogue. I really liked how the author did that though because the book is about a toy coming to life when their human goes to sleep (reminds me of toy story) but when the kid goes to sleep and the toy comes to life that's when the dialogue begins! Which I find really clever!! At the end of this book the author left a little note explaining the inspiration of this book was from his daughter and her stuffed animal.

[Mel Schuit · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

WHAT a sweet comic. A little girl's deer stuffie comes awake at night, in pursuit of cookies and friends.

[Eva Piarová · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jednoducho ❤

[Demeter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pusu! #trebacitat

[Lúmina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cada uno, grande o chico, es un universo entero...

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a sweet story❤️ A bit beyond my current reading level but I enjoyed it very much.

Cada criatura grande o pequeña, es un universo entero.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so cute. I read it in Spanish.

[Book's Calling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Roztomilý příběh.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A minimally wordy slim graphic novel, as a girl plays with her stuffed animal, "Planeta". Then when she falls asleep, Planeta comes to life and has adventures with the dog and a little mouse. A dark palette using soy based inks for a gentle story reminiscent of the old Raggedy Ann. The author is from Argentina but currently lives in Vermont.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picture Book

[Gina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty charming. It's a simple story, but one that children should relate to, and they should enjoy the animal characters.

It is actually more in comic book form than picture book, which can be good for introducing children to that format.