Thank You God, Good Night

by Marianne Richmond, Dubravka Kolanovic (Illustrator)

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

A day is a big ordeal for young minds seeing the world for the first time. What better way to end each day than reminding them all of what they have to be thankful for?

From beloved bestselling author Marianne Richmond comes a heartwarming book full of goodnights and gratitude. Thank You God, Good Night reminds readers and little ones just how much there is to be thankful for every day.

Snuggle up with animal friends to thank God for the joys in the day, big and small, and celebrate the blessings found all around us.

"One more thing before I dream…

Thank you, God, for everything!

Thank you, God, for family dear

helpers, teachers far and near

Thank you, God for friends and fun.

Memory making, rain or sun."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781464219412
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	02/04/2025
Pages:	26
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 7.20(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Beloved author and illustrator MARIANNE RICHMOND has touched the lives of millions for nearly two decades through her award winning books, greeting cards, and other gift products that offer people the most heartfelt way to connect with each other. She lives in the Nashville area. Visit www.mariannerichmond.com.

Dubravka Kolanovic is a children’s book illustrator based in Croatia. She studied at the Savannah College of Art and Design and the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb.

Editorial Reviews

"This is the perfect book for the end of the day with a little one—soothing text, soft illustrations, and the concept of appreciation for a wonderful day." — Youth Services Book Review, STARRED review

"The coziness of the watercolor illustrations, done in soft colors and most featuring tender physical contact, will certainly put children in a soporific mood." — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2021-03-31
A cast of sweet forest creatures thanks God in prayer for the many blessings of their day.

The bedtime routine consisting of a bath, a favorite song, snuggles, and a cozy bed may be familiar to many young children. But these particular young animals (who look more like stuffed toys than realistic animals) don’t forget to also include their nighttime prayers. “Thank you, God, / for friends and fun. / Memory making, / rain or sun.” In the artwork, a bear, a fox, and a bird fix a broken wagon wheel, and then the bear gives the fox, an owl, and a skunk a ride. “Thank you, God, / for where we live. / Enough to share / and help and give.” In this double-page spread, animals in a clearing appear to be sharing some fruit at the center of their circle. Family, teachers, nature’s beauty, and God’s steadfastness, light—“Hope for those in need tonight”—and love are other things to be thankful for. The verses sometimes stumble with regard to rhyme and clear meaning thanks to complex syntax: “Thank you, God, for your peace. / Any worry yours to keep.” The coziness of the watercolor illustrations, done in soft colors and most featuring tender physical contact, will certainly put children in a soporific mood. A scratchy technique lends the furry animals texture.

A bedtime book for praying families that will guide children in giving thanks. (Picture book. 2-6)

Kirkus Reviews