A Child's Good Night Book Board Book (Board book)

by Margaret Wise Brown (Author), Jean Charlot (Illustrator) "All the little birds stop singing and flying and eating..." (more)

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Product Description
Night is coming and small things without words are going to sleep . . . sleepy bunnies, sleepy birds, and sleepy children, too, are getting under their covers. "Jean Charlot's illustrations are first-rate." —NYT. Barbara Bader called this 1943 book, now restored to its original size and format, "the first of the true bedtime books."

1944 Caldecott Honor Book

About the Author
Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, is one of the best-selling children's book authors of all time. Her unique ability to see the world through a child's eyes gave a new and enduring dimension to picture-book writing. Another Important Book is the companion to her classic picture book The Important Book, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard and first published in 1949.

Product Details

• Reading level: Baby-Preschool
  
• Board book: 12 pages
• Publisher: HarperFestival (December 8, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0694008397
• ISBN-13: 978-0694008391
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #129,121 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Child's Goodnight Book, December 15, 1999

By	Marion Lane (Northwest, USA) - See all my reviews

Three generations of our family have used this book at bedtime and our current copy is taped together! A soothing, rhythmic book that talks about pussycats, kangeroos, wild things in the forest, sailboats and engines all getting quiet and sleepy. My grandson saves it as the last book to read and he falls asleep by the time we finish the little prayer at the end. A very special book indeed!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Good Night Moon, February 28, 2006

By	Grandma Ag "eastern shore grandma" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This was a favorite of my daughter's, and she's 42 now! While she loved all the Margaret Wise Brown books, as they came out, this always remained the favorite. It must be in the genes, because the two oldest grandchildren, now out of college, loved it the best, too. And now, the third grandchild, a 5-year-old, is reading it to herself at night! Oddly, while one can find "Good Night Moon" in any book store, "A Child's Goodnight Book" is never there. Until Amazon, I always had to order it from the publisher. We include it in the new-baby presents we give to all the youngsters we know, and always get rave reviews from the new parents. I think I've ordered at least two dozen copies from Amazon, since you all came along. Thanks.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Simple and okay, July 2, 2005

By	B. Blando "lovesgoodbooks" (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is okay, but Margaret Wise Brown has done better, especially Goodnight Moon. I wouldn't put it on my list of must haves.