Goodnight Little One
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Board Book · Ages 2–5 · 1961

Goodnight Little One

By Margaret Wise Brown, Rebecca Elliot (Illustrator)

Part of the Margaret Wise Brown Classics series

As night falls, animals and children drift into dreams, closing their eyes to the quiet stars.

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As the world quiets, a child and a host of animals—donkeys, monkeys, sheep, and more—prepare for sleep. With stars whispering in the night sky, this gentle bedtime tale invites little ones to close their eyes and dream. Will the soothing rhymes and serene illustrations lull them into slumber?

From the publisher

As day becomes night, animals and children settle down, turn their heads from the skies, and close their eyes in this board book from Margaret Wise Brown. Little child all tucked in bed, Looking such a sleepyhead. Stars are quiet in the skies, Little child now close your eyes. From best-selling author Margaret Wise Brown, creator of the children’s classics Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, this magical story about donkeys, monkeys, sheep, pigs, wild birds, cats, and a dear little child is the perfect book for bedtime. Rhyming text and gentle illustrations complement the story.

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Format
Pages
28
Reading age
2–5
Audience
Board
Themes & topics
Books about animalsBooks about bedtimeBooks about sleepBooks about bedtime and dreams
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Book details

Publication
Published
January 25, 2022
First published
January 1, 1961
Edition
Language
English
Type
Board Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781645170259

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