Description
Product Description
An Amazon Best Book of the Year!
This never-before-published picture book from Margaret Wise Brown, the bestselling author of Goodnight Moon, is brought to life by Loren Long, #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of President Barack Obama’s Of Thee I Sing.
When the sun comes up and the day begins, the little bunny says good day to all the familiar things outside. To the birds in the skies and the bees in their hives, to everything one by one. And as the sun starts to set, it’s time for the little bunny to say goodnight. Goodnight, kitty. Goodnight, bear. Goodnight, people everywhere.
This previously unpublished picture book by beloved children’s book author Margaret Wise Brown uses her signature word pattern from the classic Goodnight Moon that has soothed generations of children to sleep. Paired with Loren Long’s gorgeous illustrations, readers will take comfort in the reassuring world of the little bunny and delight at the attention to detail and hidden surprises on every page.
Makes an excellent baby shower, birthday, and holiday gift!
From School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 1—In this previously unpublished story, a lone bunny greets a new day and the people and animals he encounters in his rabbit community, and bids them good night that evening. After viewing the rising sun from atop a hill, the bunny delivers newspapers on his bike waving "good day" to everyone: to the birds, the bees, and his own kitty, urging them to "open [their] eyes/For every day/Is a new surprise." When day is done, he says good night to those same birds and bees, (there are charming close-ups of the snoozing birds and a young bee enjoying a bedtime story while others sleep on hive windowsills) as well as to flowers, bugs, the stuffed bear, and the kitty in his room, and "people everywhere." The rhyming text is brief and conveys the bunny's enthusiasm for life. Yet it is occasionally awkward as in "Good night, sky/And the daylight/Good night, flowers/Bugs, good night." Long's lovely acrylic paintings move from colorful spreads filled with details such as multiple rabbit dwellings, folks jogging or enjoying coffee and heading to work, to small scenes on white ground. A bakery named "Bonbunnyrie" and a milk company called "Harey Dairy" provide humor. The transition from day to night happens abruptly in both text and illustrations, moving from a soccer game in broad daylight to a scene of the bunny on his hill under the rising moon. VERDICT While this quiet story with its beautiful illustrations extends Good Night, Moon and is suitable for one-on-one sharing, its predecessor still shines brighter.—Marianne Saccardi, Children's Literature Consultant, Cambridge, MA
Review
★ “With pleasing echoes of Brown’s famous classic, including bookends of a cow jumping over a moon, this bedtime story will entice families back again and again.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“This quiet story with its beautiful illustrations extends Good Night, Moon and is suitable for one-on-one sharing.” — School Library Journal
“Illustrator Long pays homage to Clement Hurd’s original bedroom in Goodnight Moon. Halfway through, reader and listener might stop and discuss their day before returning to the soothing conclusion for a comforting bedtime experience.” — Booklist
From the Back Cover
When the sun comes up and the day begins, the little bunny says good day to all the familiar things outside. To the birds in the skies and the bees in their hives, to everything one by one. And as the sun starts to set, it’s time for the little bunny to say good night. Good night, kitty. Good night, bear. Good night, people everywhere.
This never-before-published text by beloved children’s book author Margaret Wise Brown uses her signature word pattern from the classic Goodnight Moon that has soothed generations of children to sleep. Paired with Loren Long’s gorgeous illustrations, this story will offer readers comfort in the reassuring world of the little bunny.
Features
- Heartwarming bedtime book about a day in the life of a little bunny
- Encourages early readying, helps with bedtime routine
- Never-before-published text by Margaret Wise Brown, author of the famous Goodnight Moon
- Illustrated by Loren Long
- Published by Harper