Good Day, Good Night

by Margaret Wise Brown, Loren Long (Illustrator)

Overview

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This previously unpublished picture book by beloved children's book author Margaret Wise Brown uses her signature word pattern from the classic Goodnight Moon that has soothed generations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!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062383105
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/03/2017
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Margaret Wise Brown, cherished for her unique ability to convey a child’s experience and perspective of the world, transformed the landscape of children’s literature with such beloved classics as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Other perennial favorites by Ms. Brown include Nibble Nibble, My World, Where Have You Been?, Christmas in the Barn, The Dead Bird, and Sneakers, the Seaside Cat.

Date of Birth:

May 23, 1910

Date of Death:

November 13, 1952

Place of Birth:

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Place of Death:

Nice, France

Education:

B.A., Hollins College, 1932; Bank Street College of Education

Website:

http://www.margaretwisebrown.com

Editorial Reviews

08/07/2017
Created from two unpublished fragments written by Brown in 1950, this book seems slyly designed to answer the question, “What happened to that bunny from Goodnight, Moon?” This bunny has brown fur and is older and more independent. Long’s velvety, energetic acrylics follow him from sunup to nightfall: he zooms around town on his bike delivering newspapers, cares for his pet kitten, and plays soccer with pals. While a connection to Goodnight, Moon is never made explicit, it’s there for anyone who wants to see it: there’s that lilting, compact language (“Good morning to you!/ Open your eyes/ For every day/ Is a new surprise”) and, at day’s end, the rabbit retires to a bedroom in an underground burrow that features familiar visual cues, including a fireplace, red windows, and a rocking chair in the corner. Whatever the original intent behind the texts that make up this story, it’s comforting to imagine that the bunny so many know and love could have turned out to be such a sturdy and confident fellow. Ages 4–8. Illustrator’s agent: Steven Malk, Writers House. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

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

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

09/01/2017
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

School Library Journal

★ 2017-07-15
A new potential classic just right for bedtime, on the 70th anniversary of Goodnight Moon. With a vintage palette that today's adults will likely recognize, this tale introduces readers to a lively bunny village nestled in green hills that surround an old oak tree. One bunny eagerly greets the sun as he begins his paper route and then joins a soccer game with friends. Busy neighbors deliver milk and sell pastries in the town. When at last evening approaches, residents return home, and lights blink on to shine into the hushed night. Muted acrylic illustrations portray these two tales of day and night, beginning with the endpapers. Each daytime scene has a nighttime twin—especially the detailed, full-village illustrations—to reassure apprehensive little ones concerned about the gathering dark at bedtime that all will be well during the night. Brown's spare verse will resonate with caregivers as a read-aloud, with its bouncy rhythm by day and calming lilt by night. Long provides additional depth with captivating spreads that feature numerous opportunities to add visual stories to the tale and small, charming vignettes that contribute to the classic look and feel. (One such makes the all-too-common mistake of depicting a beehive as a wasps' nest, this one with multiple doors, apartment-style.) 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. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews

★ “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

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