Good Night San Francisco

Good Night Our World

by Adam Gamble, Santiago Cohen (Illustrator)

Easy-to-read text introduces the sights of San Francisco, through a full day of sightseeing.

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!