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Summary: so many better books
Review: When my son was born my husband and I had a book shower for him. We were excited to start his little person's library. We received 3-4 copies of this book. Everyone called it a classic. My son who regularly sits through reading upon reading of many of his books will not sit throught this one. The colorful illustrations are static from page to page. The black and white illustrations are, for lack of a better word, boring. Finally there is no lyrcism or poetry to the words. It seems to be more of a "classic" for parents to give than a real favorite book for children to read.
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Summary: Goodnight Mush
Review: I would never dare to say any of this if I were running for office, but .....I was given Goodnight Moon by a well-meaning enthusiast who felt I could be no parent or claim to know children's literature unless I owned the book. Sure, Goodnight Moon is popular; it's had staying power. But the same could be said for pork rinds and "The Dukes of Hazzard." Goodnight Moon is a tired catalogue of meaningless objects, to each one of which I used to say "goodnight" three or four times a week. My kid has it memorized, but she can also recognize a Home Depot sign, so that's a wash. Moreover, the shrilly colored, crudely drawn, flatly artless illustrations irritate my eyes. My daughter and I have moved on to something else now--actual books.
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Summary: I Don't Know How it Became a Classic
Review: My daughter likes this book and my son probably will too, but it reminds me of the book version of Barney; kids love it and parents don't. None of the adults in my family who have read this book like it.The book it a rhythmic poem. First we learn about what is in a little room and then we say good night to those things (Good-night, Mush?). The artwork, like in the author's Runaway Bunny, is better in the black and white drawings than it is in the color panels. The Rhythm can be relaxing if read properly and its completist use of phonic makes it good for children to read themselves, but otherwise I just don't get this book.
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Summary: Great book, and it contains every sound in the English lang.
Review: My ten-month-old loves this book! And we've been reading it since she was three months old. It's just so sweet, with the bunny saying goodnight to everything in his room. When my daughter is older, we'll look for the mouse on every colored page -- he travels around the room! I read in The Read-Aloud Handbook (by Jim Trelease) that this book has every sound in the English language. Another plus! I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Perfect Bedtime Story
Review: I'm a pre-school teacher and I have to say that this is one of my personal favorites! It's true that at first glance, it seems too simplistic - maybe even boring. After you've read it a few times, however, you are bound to realize that this book is a perfect way to settle any toddler in after an exciting day of fun and adventure. Margaret Wise Brown knew exactly what she was doing when she wrote this book. The rhythm and pattern of the words really do calm the reader and listener down with each turn of the page. A must have for any children's library!
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Summary: I didn't know how good this book was
Review: I got this book when my child was first born. I read it once and didn't pick it up again until recently. My girl is 2 years old and she loves this book. We read it every night now and she finishes the words to each page. It seems to be really good for developing memory. It's very simple and cute. I think that having children say goodnight to everything is a really great idea. I'm sure that my daughter is more relaxed about bedtime because of that.
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Summary: Very delightful book
Review: This is a simple book based on items in the bedroom as a bunny goes to bed at night. It is a classic, never-ending tale of a bunny fighting to go to bed at night. So he tries to prolong the inevitable by naming everything in his room and saying good night to it. It's a cute book ~~ very simple for beginners to try and perhaps to introduce a young reader to the joys of reading. I enjoy reading it to my sons ~~ it's a classic. 7-31-03
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Summary: Soothing to Mommy and Baby
Review: I hadn't read this book since I was a very little girl, but remembered a warm, fuzzy feeling about it. After ordering the book, I wondered why. It's poorly written, and the colors are wierd. But as I read it to my 8 1/2 month old son, both of us are soothed by the rhythm of the words, and he is fascinated by the illustrations, which seem to have just enough detail to be interesting but not so much as to be overwhelming. Works for us.
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Summary: A Publishing Triumph and Full of Heart
Review: Perhaps the reason Goodnight Moon is still a classic piece of literature is because the three people who composed this work were at the very top of their game: Author Maragaret Wise Brown, illustrator Clement Hurd and editor Ursula Nordstrom. This combination of exquisite, mature talents has rarely been seen or duplicated in children's books. What they accomplished was so amazing that on a publishing level alone, this book deserves its top ranking. This is a complete work because these three people were completely in rhythm. Speaking of rhythm, what I love best about this book is the way the lyrical cadence of the story is perfectly matched to the pictures by a classic one-two-three beat. There are two facing pages of black and white text and pictures (the one and the two beats) followed by the double-page color spread (the third beat). This pattern is represented throughout the story. It's little wonder that children are both lulled by and glom to the heartbeat of this book.
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Summary: We all dislike this book
Review: Me, my husband and my young son all have no use for this book. The words and pictures do not hold my son's attention. He's clever enough to need more than just repetition to engage him. My husband finds the colors of the illustrations (the half that have color, anyway) to be jarring, and while the colors don't bother me I think the drawings are rather ordinary. Worst of all, I find it creepy that the rabbits own a cat. My family said goodbye to "Goodnight, Moon" after a few readings.
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