FROM OUR EDITORS

In a great green room, tucked away in bed, a little bunny says goodnight to all the familiar things. The quiet poetry of the words and the gentle, lulling illustrations combine to make a perfect book for the end of the day.

ANNOTATION

A little bunny bids goodnight to all the objects in his room before falling asleep.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This classic bedtime story that has lulled generations of children to sleep is the perfect first book to share with a child.

SYNOPSIS

A little rabbit bids goodnight to each familiar thing in his room, in this classic story told with gently lulling words and soothing illustrations. 1988 Choices (Association of Booksellers for Children). Full color.

FROM THE CRITICS

Publishers Weekly

Just in time for gift-giving season, the two hardcover staples for every nursery Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown, illus. by Clement Hurd are now available in a handsome fabric-covered shrink-wrapped cardboard sleeve as A Margaret Wise Brown Gift Set. In addition, an oversize board book edition of Goodnight Moon makes the great green room larger than ever, allowing readers to trace with ease the tiny mouse that appears in each spread. (Sept.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Children's Literature - Bruce Adelson

The axiom that you can't improve on an original will need some readjusting when it comes to this delightful board book version of one of literature's classic children's stories. This sturdy, 8 1/2 by 11 board book has all the charm of its smaller sibling while also featuring something all parents of young children can appreciate, large, virtually indestructible, heavy cardboard pages coated with a seemingly waterproof veneer. The publisher's designation of this board book as a "lap edition" is most appropriate. Young readers will be quite comfortable ensconced on a parent's lap with this book's broad pages spread out before them. Little readers will find the larger type easier to follow and the smartly drawn color and grayscale illustrations even more compelling than those of the original version. This is the perfect book for introducing toddlers and infants to the joys of reading. They will doubtless enjoy sharing this timeless tale with their favorite storytellers. 2001, (orig. 1947), HarperCollins Publishers,

Children's Literature - Marilyn Courtot

After fifty years, this story is still going strong and it's now available in a board book edition. It is a soothing bedtime story that parents can now read to their very young ones. All of the elements are there, alternating black and white and full color spreads and the little mouse who appears in each colorful scene.