![]() ![]() ![]() John Warner's latest book is "Tough Day for the Army." Follow him on Twitter. a dark footnote to a book that's provided so much pleasure. His story is tragic, as he reportedly squandered much of the fortune and believed (incorrectly) that Brown was his mother. ![]() ![]() I may even use it to tuck myself in on occasion.īrown never had children and she left the royalties for her books to a neighbor boy, Albert Clarke. I don't even have children, but I will always own a copy. Goodnight Moon Book (Summary) Goodnight Moon is a cherished children’s book whose calming and rhythmic style has captured generations of young readers. Seuss, but do we actually enjoy the second or fifth of fiftieth read of "Yertle the Turtle"? Or do we read those galloping rhymes through gritted teeth?įor me, "Goodnight Moon" is the opposite of that. Sometimes I think that some things remain popular because they have always been popular, they are a habit untethered from deeper quality or meaning. And a picture of a cat jumping over the moon. In the great green room, there was a telephone. "The Runaway Bunny," also illustrated by Hurd, a story about a little bunny who desires to run away from his mother, is another favorite, continuously in print since 1942. Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere. "Goodnight Moon" is Brown's masterpiece, but she published other children's books that remain in print as enduring classics. ![]()
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