A Child's Good Night Book [Board book]

Margaret Wise Brown (Author), Jean Charlot (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

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

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Few writers have been as attuned to the concerns and emotions of childhood as Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952). A graduate of Hollins College and the progressive Bank Street College of Education, she combined her literary aspirations with the study of child development. Her unique ability to see the world through a child's eyes is unequaled. Her many classic books continue to delight thousands of young listeners and readers year after year.

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Muy pocos escritores de literatura infantil han logrado captar las emociones e inquietudes de la niÑez como Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952). Sus numerosos y ya clÁsicos libros y grabaciones continÚan deleitando a lectores y oyentes de todas las edades.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Board book: 22 pages
• Publisher: HarperFestival; 1st edition (December 8, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0694008397
• ISBN-13: 978-0694008391
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,326 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Margaret Wise Brown wrote hundreds of books and stories during her life, but she is best known for Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny. Even though she died over 45 years ago, her books still sell very well. Margaret loved animals. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. Sometimes she would put a hard word into the story or poem. She thought this made children think harder when they are reading. She wrote all the time. There are many scraps of paper where she quickly wrote down a story idea or a poem. She said she dreamed stories and then had to write them down in the morning before she forgot them. She tried to write the way children wanted to hear a story, which often isn't the same way an adult would tell a story. She also taught illustrators to draw the way a child saw things. One time she gave two puppies to someone who was going to draw a book with that kind of dog. The illustrator painted many pictures one day and then fell asleep. When he woke up, the papers he painted on were bare. The puppies had licked all the paint off the paper. Margaret died after surgery for a bursting appendix while in France. She had many friends who still miss her. They say she was a creative genius who made a room come to life with her excitement. Margaret saw herself as something else - a writer of songs and nonsense.

Customer Reviews

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

This review is from: A Child's Good Night Book (Board book)

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!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

This review is from: A Child's Good Night Book (Board book)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Old School Book, June 28, 2006

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madrenik (Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?, Americas) - See all my reviews

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A nice, simple good night book with no bells and whistles to get the kids active again at bedtime. Recommend Highly.