Goodnight Goodnight Sleepyhead

by Ruth Krauss, Jane Dyer (Illustrator)

Is it time for bed already? Before a young child settles down for a peaceful sleep, she must bid her surroundings -- bear nose and dinosaur toes alike -- an affectionate goodnight. This classic text by Ruth Krauss, originally published as eyes nose fingers toes, is brought to a new generation of sleepyheads by the best-selling illustrator Jane Dyer.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Ruth Ida Krauss was an American writer of children's books, including The Carrot Seed, and of theatrical poems for adult readers.

Reviews

[Sally]

The little one in this book has to say goodnight to everything before she goes to bed: her fish, her lion, her wall, her floor.... It made me chuckle because my little one has to *bring* everything to bed: her fish, her unicorn, at least one book, a necklace..... There's hardly room for me!

[Lisa]

Simple. Cute. A great book to read over and over at bedtime.

[Janet Riegel]

Great rhyme. The illustrations are swet and gentle. There is alot that you can talk about as you read this book.

[Juushika]

This is targeted way too young for my foray into children's literature. It's a simple goodnight book, and I imagine it works as intended for the appropriate audience, but it does nothing for me. I am however fascinated by the rerelease with new art--this was originally Eyes Nose Fingers Toes with art by Elizabeth Schneider, and I wish I could read the original for comparison. Dyer's art here, with vague bulbous faces and weak colored pencil, doesn't impress me.

[E & E’s Mama]

Baby says goodnight to different body parts and objects in room. Kinda like Goodnight Moon, which we prefer over this one. It’s cute, but would have been better when he was a baby instead of a toddler since it’s very repetitive and short.

[Abby Peskin]

A very simple book about going to bed, the little kid in this story says goodnight to everything in the room including his toes, his fingers, the door, etc. It ends in a sweet kiss goodnight from mom to child.

[Carmen]

finger, nose, toes, hair... hey, i know those!

Mom shows me where to find them when she reads.

[Kimberly]

Cute! I’ll have to add this one into my baby storytime rotation.

[Mikayla Stringfellow]

My preschoolers enjoyed the choice of words and how everything flowed. The kids loved this book and asked for me to read it to them repeatedly.

[Caroline]

A sweet little goodnight book where the little girl must say goodnight to everyone and everything! The illustrations by Jane Dyer are simply darling.

[Lynn Davidson]

A little child says goodnight to everything in her room as she prepares for bed. Simply told, easy to read, reminiscent of Goodnight Moon. Lovely illustrations.

[Cortney]

I love this sweet book. I wish I had found it in time to read to my kids when they were small.

[Lacey Louwagie]

This is a fairly typical "goodnight" board book in which a child says goodnight to everything (goodnight toes, goodnight stuffed animals, etc.) before finally going to bed. Really cute illustrations.

[Erin]

Goodnight Goodnight Sleepyhead was originally published as Eyes Nose Fingers Toes in 1964, this new edition with updated illustrations, brings the classic bedtime rhymes to new generations of young readers. Its sweet and simple rhyming text and soft, subtle illustrations make for a calming and enjoyable bedtime book for babies and toddlers.

[Barbara]

Along the lines of Goodnight Moon, toddler says goodnight to his nose, toes, eyes, hair, etc. then starts on walls and floors. Builds vocabulary. Good for pajama storytime. Recommended for babies and toddlers.

[Kfooshee]

My favorite children's book illustrator. Love this book....makes me feel the comforts of home.

[Sarah]

Reading this every night to my 1yo. She loves it.

[Misha]

This has become our bedtime/last book signal for Blix. He says "cuddle!" as soon as it's picked up or read--so darling!

[Lupine]

What a delightful bedtime story!

[Sonya Huser]

Originally published as Eyes Nose Fingers Toes, this is a goodnight rhyme for small children.

[Dianna]

A great bedtime read for very young children—the text is very short and the pictures are cute and engaging.

[Katie Fitzgerald]

Read at Baby Lap Time on 8/2/12 and 8/3/12: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...

[C.]

Another one from the bedtime stack, currently on-demand nightly.

[Mallory]

My two year old daughter would give this four stars. The pictures are cute but the language is kind of boring.

[Jackie]

A cozy, little board book for bedtime with new baby.

[Angela De Groot]

Time for bed, sleepyhead. Sweet and soothing.

[Brandi]

A rhyming bedtime book with sweet illustrations of a child saying night night to things around her.