Goodnight Moon
Bunny's sleepy ritual
Goodnight Moon is a 1945 picture book by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd.
The book follows a young bunny saying goodnight to objects in a room—the moon, stars, a red balloon, a bowl of mush.
Its simple, hypnotic repetition has made it a bedtime ritual for generations of American children: We read Goodnight Moon every night before bed.
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
- bedtime storyTale told at tuck-in
- bunnyInformal term for rabbit
- starsLuminous celestial bodies
- little houseCompact residential structure
red balloon · hush · whisper · cozy · blanket · nursery · lullaby · sleepy · quiet · room · mittens · kittens · mush · comb · brush · rocking chair · fireplace · going to sleep
- Moon titlesApollo 13
- bedtime storiesstorybook, fairy tale, lullaby, storytime, once upon a time
- American LiteratureThe Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Scarlet Letter, Moby-Dick, Moby Dick
- LullabiesRock-a-Bye Baby, Hush Little Baby, Brahms Lullaby, Golden Slumbers
tone/energy level
Goodnight MoonCurious George
Nosy monkey character
Eloise · Madeline · The Lorax · Pete the Cat · The Snowy Day
good, night, goodnight, goods, goodness, nightly, nights, moon, moons