Goodnight Moon

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Summary: The classic and complete bedtime story in just a few pages
Review: Goodnight Moon is as fresh and poignant as the day it was first published more than 50 years ago. The author taps into a child's world and gives us a perfectly crafted accompaniment to bedtime in words and pictures. This little story told through a child's eyes is in tune with the experience of any child safely in their bedroom at night time.

I came late to Goodnight Moon, having been brought up in England where it isn't well known. But now I have a daughter and our bedtime routine is all the better for Goodnight Moon. I'm now reading it to her from memory every night. The rhythm of the words and phrases is like a piece of music: it's a complete and satisfying bedtime lullaby in words. And you can pick up something different every time you read it.

The sense of warmth and security coming through the pictures and sounds in Goodnight Moon is unmistakeable. A word to those adults whose own childhood experiences of bedtime were not so sweet -- watch out: reading this book to your child can be a healing experience for you!



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Summary: Goodnight, Baby with Goodnight Moon
Review: I bought this book as a special present for my son for his first Christmas, and I was very happy I did. My son enjoys hearing this book read to him before he goes to bed, and the words always seem to calm him more than any other book he reads. Even when he is boisterous, this book lulls him, and I begin to hear his breathing steady as I proceed through the book. This book has also served us well for a long time because there is a lot to look at in the pictures and a changing story in the illustrations that isn't necessarily reflected in the narrative, so he finds something new to look at and comment upon each time we read the book. Because there are not a lot of words per page, the pages go quickly, so a toddler isn't likely to get impatient, and the repetition of the phrases is very soothing.

I read an article where a mother used Goodnight Moon to teach her son to say good night to all the things around him, which gave them an excellent routine for getting him to go to bed easily. They would say good night to the moon outside, and then his toys, his clothes, and the light as it was turned off.

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Summary: The book to have for little guys
Review: This is THE book to read to children from day 1. The lines never tire, the pictures never fade, the contentment and draw of this book never diminish.

This book is THE read it again-and-again-and-again-and-again favorite of all time. I do encounter children who have not heard its gentle lines which makes me very sad. Every child should hear this book when they are young. Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd made magic with this book and it stays with you for a lifetime.