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Summary: Lovely and Loving
Review: This book is magical as it touches the soul and brings one as a parent back to the time when we were young. Oh, wonderful, enchanting, endearing, lovely, amusing, and comical are only a few words that we can use to describe the delight we have felt reading this book to our young sons. God has blessed the author with the gift and craft of not only touching children but touching parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and friends as well with pure, young, whimsical delight with this beautifully simple book!
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Summary: Love it!
Review: An enchanting book for toddlers with captivating illustrations. It has my daughter laughing out loud and gasping as the naughty gorilla gets back into bed with the zoo keepers wife. I challenge any two year old not to love the "goodnight goodnight" sequence and indeed the whole book. A real winner in our house!
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Summary: Really cute!
Review: My youngest isn't the type to sit and have a book read to her (she can't sit still long enough), but she asks to have THIS book read to her 4 or 5 times a day. The illustrations are great (especially when the zookeeper's wife realizes she is no longer alone in her bedroom), and both of my kids (ages 6 and 3) get a big kick out of the gorilla. It's the perfect book for little ones: simple text, silly illustrations, and just the right size for little hands. :o)
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Summary: What happened one night when the Zoo went to sleep...
Review: If you look at the title "Good Night, Gorilla" and immediately think of the classic "Good Night, Moon," you are not alone. But whereas the latter is about a little rabbit who is putting off going to sleep by saying "Good Night" to everything in the room, this little treat written and illustrated by Peggy Rathmann is about a zookeeper who WANTS to go to sleep and is saying "Good Night" to all of the animals in the zoo. What the weary zookeeper does not know, is that the gorilla has grabbed his keys and there is a growing menagerie following him home to his wife. "Good Night, Gorilla," is simply a charming little tale, where the drawings communicate much more than the dialogue. I want to think of the art as being a cross between watercolors and pastels, but then what do I know about art? What I love best is to find the mouse with the banana on the string in each picture, and I bet your children will love that too when they discover it on their own.
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Summary: Good Night Gorilla
Review: For those youngsters who are familiar with "Good Night Moon," this is a wonderful addition to their library. While there are some similarities that a youngster may or may not pick up on, the illustrations help to move the story along in an original and enchanting way.
This is a wonderful introduction to the zoo and many of the animals found there
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Summary: Gracie's Favorite Book
Review: My 10-month-old daughter demands her father and I read only Peggy Rathman books to her before bedtime. Since she was 5 months old, she would choose Goodnight, Gorilla from a pile of books offered to her, even if I hid this book on the bottom of the stack. I have decided that, unlike most baby board books, Peggy Rathman stories have a climax to look forward to -- whether it is yelling "BEDTIME" in Ten Minutes 'Til Bedtime or gasping when the zookeeper's wife realizes there are a bunch of zoo animals in her bedroom in Goodnight, Gorilla. The illustrations keep me interested, night after night. The attention to detail is wonderful. I highly recommend her books, and wish she would write more!
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Summary: artistic and gentle
Review: robby has loved this book since he found it in a package from his auntie when he was only 4 months old. it has grown with him and now he looks for certain little details in every photo. he especially loves the armadillo and in mama's version of the story the aramdillo says, "buenos noches." absolutely don't miss this book for any child up to even four years old.
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Summary: Gentle and charming
Review: I don't quite know what my daughter (age 2 years) saw in this book, but it was her favorite for about 2 months. She wanted it read several times a night, and even slept with it. Perhaps it's the fact that the illustrations tell the story -- the few words are superfluous. She loved it so much I bought her plush toys for each of the animals. Well, actually, not the armadillo or hyena ... come to think of it, the book would probably be slightly improved by leaving out the armadillo and hyena.
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Summary: Delightful - even for those without children.
Review: While I do not have children of my own, I enjoy children's books, and this book was a delightful discovery. I even share Good Night, Gorilla with my students (college students -- Business majors). Each page is full of discoveries and surprises, if only you look carefully. This is a perfect gift for the children or the young-at-heart in your life. My latest purchase is for a young boy who is being adopted from overseas; it will be a fun way to learn his new home language. Not a lot of words on the page, but wonderful pictures that tell a delightful story.
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Summary: I'm Still Finding Details in the Illustrations!
Review: This is by far my favorite and my 21 month old daughter's favorite. The illustrations are amazing in their detail. I've been reading it to my daughter since she was about 8 months old, and I'm still finding fun "treasures" in the pictures - such as the people appearing in the window of the neighbor's house, the photo on the bedside table. There are so many others, but I don't want to give it away as the fun is in discovering. There is so much to this book with few words - my daughter gets different things out of it at different stages of her development. As an infant she liked the rhythmic "Goodnight Gorilla...Goodnight...Elephant, etc." and the bright colors. As she started learning animals, she loved pointing out the zoo animals. Later she was enthralled by finding the banana on every page. Lately she has been interested inthe different items in each of their cages. She was so excited the evening she realized the doll in the armadillo's cage was "Baby Ernie!". You won't be disappointed.
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