Goodnight Moon Board Book

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Summary: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Review: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown was my favorite bedtime story as a child. There are many reasons why this book is loved by so many. Brown's simplistic poetry in this book is easily understood by children because she writes how a child would see something The illustrations are excellent in this book as well. The colors and shapes are all very soft and the colors seem to dim as the story comes to an end.
Although I had not read the book in years, I soon remembered how well I liked the book when I read it to my neice the other night. The story itself is about a little bunny telling all the familar things around him goodnight. The little bunny even remembers a goodnight for the "old lady whispering hush". It is an extremely adorable book and suitable for all children who just need a little something to help them fall asleep. I know it will cause a few yawns among even the oldest of children.

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Summary: My first children's book
Review: Many rave about this book, though there are some detractors. Personally, this was the first children's book I have ever read. You see, I didn't grow up being read to. When I was doing my teacher training, we were each asked to read a children's book to the class. So I chose this title. I liked its repeating lines, which were comforting and hypnotic. I liked the surrealness of the cow jumping over the moon. This book is simple and yet irresistible. I have since read many other children's books, but this one still holds a magnetic pull on me. That probably says a lot about me.

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Summary: IT'S A CERTIFIED CLASSIC OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Review: Well what more can you say about a book that has been around and in print for over 50 years? Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon is a certified, bonafide classic. It is THE book for reading to infants and toddlers at bedtime. The simple, yet elegant prose of Ms. Wise Brown translates as well to kids now as they did back in 1947.

The Illustrations by Clement Hurd perfectly compliment the poetry and is the kind os soothing book that really lulls kids to sleep..hopefully! This is the kind of book that can be kept and treasured through the years. Read with the kids and then the grandkids someday. Also, if you know people with kids of that age group, it makes a perfect gift as well. Anyone can appreciate a book of such high caliber. Wonderful book!

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Summary: Our favourite bedtime read!
Review: Although I didn't fall in love with this book on first sight, it has grown on me over time and it's now both my and my son's favourite bedtime read.
Its simple rhyme and illustration was an immediate hit with my toddler, and as the text is so minimal in relation to the pictures there's lots to look at (and say goodnight to!) and a new story to tell every night.
No wonder it's a classic!


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Summary: A Charming Classic
Review: This book is very adorable. I read it all the time to the kids I babysit, and it always puts them fast asleep. I remeber when I was little even I loved the book and had memorized it. The book really is adorable, so if you've got little kids around, DEFINITLEY read them this book.

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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.