Good Night Minnesota

Good Night Our World

by Adam Gamble, Joe Veno (Illustrator)

Good Night Minnesota features moose and wolves, Duluth Harbor, Fort Snelling, SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium, lakes, Minnesota State Fair, Science Museum of Minnesota, Saint Paul Winter Carnival, ice skating, ice fishing, Paul Bunyan, and more. Young readers will squeal with delight as they tour the great state of Minnesota and recognize familiar sights, landmarks, attractions, and wildlife.

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

20 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2009

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

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

I mean, obviously, I needed to read it, but this is not fabulous.

[Alicia Bayer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was disappointed in this board book. It seems pretty obviously done (quickly and cheaply) as part of a formula for all 50 states by someone who didn't seem to have actually spent any time in Minnesota. The art is generic, it all seems to be part of a formula for each page, and it's written in a very juvenile tone that doesn't match up with some of the information forced into the text. For instance, one page says, "Hello, friends. Do you like to dance? A Prairie Home Companion is a Minnesota radio show with music and jokes." The art and tone seem aimed at very young children, with facts that will mean nothing to them. My three year-old refused to listen to more than a third of it.

[Kim · Rating 1 out of 5]

Firstly, I wished this book rhymed. Good Night "fill-in-the-blank" suggests something akin to Good Night Moon. Rhyming would have been nice.

Secondly, this book doesn't encompass all of Minnesota. I grew up in the prairie farmland of Minnesota and now live in bluff country. While I understand you can't get everything into a 20 page kids' book, I was disappointed that farming wasn't mentioned at all.

[Megan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute concept, poorly executed. The illustrations and text are painfully clunky. I cringe every time I read this to Hazel. Pet peeve: Why would children be dancing to A Prairie Home Companion?!

[Molly · Rating 2 out of 5]

A board book about kids doing various activities around Minnesota. I like the concept, but not the execution. The story and illustrations are kind of boring. It was also clear the author isn't familiar with many of the things mentioned. For instance, kids dance to "A Prairie Home Companion." This was not a radio show that I would say one would dance to. While it did have some music, it was more of a variety show. Anyway, not one I would recommend.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun book for local Minnesotans, however all the activities described in the book couldn't actually be done in one single day because many of them take place during different seasons of the year.

[Brynja · Rating 3 out of 5]

we like that it's about MN and teaches her about her home state, but the drawings aren't very good and it seems to go on forever.