Goodnight Moon (75th Anniversary Edition)

By (author) Wise Brown, Margaret; Illustrated by Hurd Clement
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One of the world''s favourite bedtime books, perfect for soothing small children to sleep.
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A beautiful anniversary edition of the classic bedtime story with shiny gold cover flourishes – the ideal gift and perfect for sharing at bedtime to sooth small children to sleep.

Featuring a look at the fascinating story behind the creation of one of the most famous children''s books in the world, beloved by Michelle Obama and Neil Gaiman alike, as well as tips on how to get your child to sleep.

In a great green room a little bunny is tucked up snugly and safely in bed and is getting ready to say goodnight to all the familiar things in his room, one by one.

Margaret Wise Brown''s comforting, rhythmic text accompanied by the warmth of Clement Hurd''s classic mid-century illustrations make Goodnight Moon a timeless picture book, which is known and loved around the world.

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The sound of the words, the ideas they convey and the pictures combine to lull and reassure
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Rhythmic, gently lulling words combined with warm and equally lulling pictures make this beloved classic an ideal bedtime book
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The words are like an incantation, a spell - intoxicating for children and mercifully unannoying for parents, even on the hundredth reading.
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This gentle story, loved by generations of children, is the perfect book to read to your toddler at bedtime (and hopefully lull them to sleep too)
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The best lullaby-type book is Goodnight Moon . . . clever, sweet and just the thing before bedtime
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Friends who are on their third child rave about it, and it is the accepted classic first book to buy for a baby
Biographical note

Margaret Wise Brown (1910 - 1952) was an American author of many popular tales for children, but is best known for her stories Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny.

Clement Hurd (1908 - 1988) studied art in Paris and worked as a freelance decorative artist in New York before becoming a children''s book illustrator. Best known for Goodnight Moon, he later created on many beautiful books with his wife Edith Thacher Hurd.

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One of the world''s favourite bedtime books, perfect for soothing small children to sleep.