Good Night San Francisco

Good Night Our World

by Adam Gamble, Santiago Cohen (Illustrator)

Good Night San Francisco highlights the San Francisco Bay, sea lions, Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Lombard Street, Stow Lake, Conservatory of Flowers, Cliff House, sandy beaches, Aquarium, Exploratorium, historic ships, fishing boats, Palace of Fine Arts, The Thinker statue, and more. What could be more exciting for young readers than touring the fascinating city of San Francisco? Children will be lulled into a peaceful night's sleep while visiting the city's famous landmarks and attractions.

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.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

22 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2006

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

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

If only I had the money - would just walk around all day and enjoy myself here! Nice book to read children at bedtime if you are planning a trip here!

[Lisa Vegan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. Goodnight Moon has never been a favorite of mine; I liked this book better. I live in San Francisco and have spent the majority of my life here. It’s not a scintillating story but the book managed to hit on many of the landmarks in San Francisco that I love and, given that I’m very fond of the city, now that I know this book exists, I’ll probably make it one of the books I give as new baby gifts to babies born in San Francisco. I am also interested in some of the other books in this Our World series; a portion of the profits go to help babies in need which makes this book/series even more appealing.

[Ivy Deliz · Rating 4 out of 5]

It mentions Golden Gate Park right at the fist page but no mention of the bridge. Every San Franciscan knows they are pretty far away. Plus you leave the best for last. Great complicated words for a baby though. I'm sure the baby will say "wtf is exploratorium?!l" but it's all good :)

[Victor N. · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book I’m reviewing is a children's book, Goodnight San Francisco, by Adam Gamble. This book goes around San Francisco and says goodnight to all the monuments of the great city. The books starts off down by the bay at fisherman’s wharf, then heads to legendary, twisty Lombard street. After that, it says hello to the cliff then stops at the Exploratorium. After that, the day is done and brings the kids to bed. Something I would critique about this book is how they don’t give details about the places they mention, they simply name them. Another thing I would critique is how the book is in verse and can add some more little detail while still rhyming. “Good morning San Francisco Bay. good morning sea lions, are you ready to start a great day. “ This supports the fact that the earth spins and isn’t flat because the sun is rising the back of the picture, and near the end of the book it ends of setting on the other end of San Francisco, which proves that the earth is constantly spinning.

[Bree · Rating 4 out of 5]

I spent all my summers growing up in beautiful San Francisco, so as I read this book to the new little one in the family it brings back so many memories of all the places, and things I've done in this truly wonderful city. I love that these books open kids up to new places:)

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great version of a classic children's bedtime story. I love San Francisco and love the use of it's landmarks in this story. Great illustrations.

[Aneesa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I gave this four stars last year. Oh how naive I was.

[Carver]

Great bedtime read!

[Danny · Rating 4 out of 5]

A hand-me-down from Annie (not sure how she kept it in such good repair through two kids).
4/2/11 Part of afternoon reading time on the sofa with Dad.

[Tommy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A hand-me-down from Annie (not sure how she kept it in such good repair through two kids).
4/2/11 Part of afternoon reading time on the sofa with Dad.

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A hand-me-down from Annie (not sure how she kept it in such good repair through two kids).
4/2/11 Part of afternoon reading time on the sofa with Dad.

[Phoenix · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to love it, but it's so touristy. The art is cute but a little too slapdash for me.

[Manjiri Tapaswi · Rating 5 out of 5]

All the iconic SF landmarks!

[Alexa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not enough Sutro Tower.

[Catarina · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a sweet take of “Goodnight Moon”, but pointed out a lot of special places in San Francisco. A sweet and simple read that still had plenty of detail for a children’s book.