Goodnight, My Angel: A Lullabye (Book & Audio CD) (CD: Goodnight, My Angel) [Hardcover]

Billy Joel (Author), Yvonne Gilbert (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

Legendary performer Billy Joel's heartwarming lovesong from parent to child is now a book for families to treasure.

Time to close your eyes
And save these questions for another day
Goodnight my angel
Now it's time to sleep
And still so many things I want to say.

With words as tender as a kiss on the cheek, Billy Joel reassures readers young and old that the love between a parent and child lasts forever, even if families are separated. Dreamy paintings of a father and daughter illustrate the profound ways that small moments -- like tucking a child into bed -- affirm parents' devotion to their children.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K - This bland visual rendering of one of Joel's popular ballads takes what should be a universal declaration of love between a parent and child and turns it into a narrow, limiting sentiment. The lyrics hint at an impending separation between a father and daughter, which he tries to soften with his heartfelt declaration of his unending love, comparing its limitless boundaries to a song that goes on and on. The words are beautiful and can be read aloud easily. The illustrations, however, deaden the overall impact. Depicting stiff and posed figures saying good night and then traveling on a sailboat off into the night, the pictures are nothing more than a literal interpretation of the words, not an expansion of them. A CD is included, but even that doesn't make the package worth the purchase. - Jane Marino, Bronxville Public Library, NY
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Press (October 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439553768
• ISBN-13: 978-0439553766
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just like the song, September 23, 2004

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True Joel Fan "Smitty" (Springboro, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goodnight, My Angel: A Lullabye (Book & Audio CD) (CD: Goodnight, My Angel) (Hardcover)

If you ever listened to the song Lullabye and closed your eyes- I bet these are the images you saw. It would make a wonderful Baby shower gift, or a "just because" gift for any child, especially your own.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply beautiful..., December 27, 2004

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Tigger fan in DE - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goodnight, My Angel: A Lullabye (Book & Audio CD) (CD: Goodnight, My Angel) (Hardcover)

I chose this song to play for my niece at my brother's funeral. He died at 48, on August 8, 2004. My niece is only nine. I had seen Billy Joel interviewed and he spoke of this song. I didn't know it had been made into a book until I spotted it in a store. I got a copy for my mother, and one for my niece and sister-in-law. I wrote in it that she and her mommy can read it together now, and she can read it to HER children (and listen to the beautiful song) when she tells them about her daddy, my brother.

It's a perfect book to explain death to a child.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the most beautiful pictures this song could convery, November 27, 2004

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NY READER "VORACIOUS" (NY, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goodnight, My Angel: A Lullabye (Book & Audio CD) (CD: Goodnight, My Angel) (Hardcover)

Artist Gilbert outdoes herself..these are the pictures that stay with you when you hear bill joel's amazing song. What a baby show gift!