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Title
Goodnight Moon, 60th Anniversary Edition
Author
Margaret
Wise Brown
Age Range
0 - 3
Brief Description
Perhaps
the perfect children's bedtime book, Goodnight Moon is a short poem of
goodnight wishes from a young rabbit preparing for--or attempting to
postpone--his own slumber. He says goodnight to every object in sight
and within earshot, including the "quiet old lady whispering hush."
Clement Hurd's illustrations are simple and effective, alternating
between small ink drawings and wide, brightly colored views of the
little rabbit's room.
Finding all of the items mentioned throughout the book within the
pictures is a good bedtime activity--a reappearing little mouse is
particularly pesky. By the end of the little rabbit's goodnight poem,
the story has quieted to a whisper, and the drawings have darkened with
nightfall. As you turn the last page, you can expect a sleepy smile and
at least a yawn or two.
