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Summary: For every family bookshelf
Review: "In the great green room, there was a telephone and a red balloon, and a picture of the cow jumping over the moon..." As I read this soothing classic to my littlest one, I hear echoes of my own mother's voice reading the same bedtime story to me (the copyright says 1947). I have passed on the tradition of letting my toddler stall for bedtime by bidding goodnight to everything around her and, of course, I make my voice fade into a whisper when I read the last lines: "Goodnight stars. Goodnight air. Goodnight noises everywhere."
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Summary: The best first book you can read to your baby!
Review: At 11 months old, my son is already pointing to the pictures as I read the story. The one line format is perfect for a first story for babies. They happily anticipate the next line, and can participate by finding the objects as the story is read. It is a "must have" book in every children's library, and is a joy at any time of the day, not just at bedtime.
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Summary: Goodnight Moon is every child's goodnight wish.
Review: Goodnight Moon fulfills two very powerful needs to small children - to keep their mothers close to their sides as long as possible and to make closure on their day by telling each object goodnight. Fantasy is interwoven with basic human needs in the sweetest way. Goodnight Moon is also great for the beginning reader due to its limited vocabulary, beautiful illustrations and super sequence skills. It makes even moms and dads feel that all in well in the world
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Summary: A book to be cherished by all.
Review: This charming story of a young rabbit's bedtime ritual invokes the kind of cozy quiet that invites the peaceful security of pleasant dreams. This book is a "must have" for any parent of a young child, as it weaves a cloak of peacefulness around reader and listener alike, fostering a quality of warmth that lives happily ever after in childhood memories
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Summary: A "must have" soothing "going to bed" book for early readers
Review: Summary:
An older book (about 50+ years), that is entertaining for young children, with a cute "rabbit" main character. It lets children know that when they go to bed at night, they safely go to sleep with their "friends" (inanimate objects) around them making "sleepy-time" a time of warm and simple magic. Educational Summary:
Simple soothing words, good rhythms, a few primary colors, simple story, simple and common objects. Story:
A rabbit goes to bed and says goodnight to all the objects he sees in his room (mittens, mouse, clock, etc.), and outside his window (moon). Negatives:
First, kids really love this book, so my negative may not really be important. But, the book is not really very colorful, and the story seems a bit slow. But, my kids really liked to have it read to them and never seemed to tire of it. So, what do I know?!
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Summary: "Goodnight Moon" is a help in learning reading skills
Review: "Goodnight Moon" was my granddaughter's (who is going on seven) favorite bedtime story. It is the only book that she would allow my son to read to her before going to sleep at night. No matter how many times he read it to her, she never got bored with it. When I, her grandmother, took care of her at times, I also had to read this book before she would close her eyes to go to sleep. As she grew older, before I could point out the various objects in the book, she was way ahead of me and said the names of them before I could utter a word. I am a retired school teacher, and I believe books like "Goodnight Moon" help children become familiar with "beloved" objects, and the repetition of them, I believe, leads to "letter" then "word" recognigion as they grow older. It is a wonderful, and beautifully illustrated book for children and was a joy to read to my granddaughter no matter how many times I had to read it to her!!
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Summary: A Must-Have Bedtime Book...
Review: This book was one of our bedtime rituals. When I was weaning my son from frequent night-time breastfeedings, we would read this book at bedtime every evening. Sometimes I could hear him "reading" this book to himself in the dark if he was still have trouble settling down. Often, we read it in unison, and chuckled together. It's sweet and slow and comforting, and simply taking the time to cuddle and read it has a peaceful effect on both parent and child.
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Summary: Very boring...
Review: I got this book after hearing so much about it and I must admit---I don't "get it". I don't understand the love or the hype over this book. I find it terribly boring, and don't particularly find the illustrations very interesting. Call me crazy....
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Summary: Beautiful bed-time story
Review: I must have read this book 50 times to my little ones as they wound down for sleep. Now they like more sophisticated books, but this one will always be dear to my heart.
How many times my daughters heard in hushed tones, "good night stars, good night air, good night noises everywhere." (Kiss) "Good night, I love you."
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Summary: Possibly the best toddler book available
Review: We are now on our third well-loved copy of this book. I originally bought the book when my son was a toddler, and it quickly became his favorite bed-time story. My daughter carried on the family-tradition of having this story read to her each night.
By now I know the entire story by heart, and on occassion will recite it on car trips to help settle the kids. The book itself is lovely, but the cadence of the words are so gentle and seem to lull any child that hears it into a sweet slumber. I've actually just recited the story to my youngest (6 month old) niece, and she fell asleep in my arms just listening to the words.
A wonderful addition to any child's library!
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