If Animals Kissed Good Night

Written by Ann Whitford Paul · Illustrated by David Walker

Part of the If Animals Kissed Good Night series

Imagine animals kissing goodnight in their own unique ways. How would they say goodnight?

5.3/7 Bookroo experts·4.3/5 Goodreads · 2,661 ratings

34 pages· 329 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud· AD600L

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Bookroo's summary

In a whimsical bedtime tale, a young girl imagines how animals might kiss goodnight. From giraffes stretching to the sky to wolves howling after a kiss, each creature has its own bedtime ritual. But what about the slow-moving sloth and her baby? With playful rhymes and charming illustrations, this story invites families to explore the affectionate world of animals, making it a perfect bedtime read.

"If animals kissed like we kiss good night, Sloth and her cub in the late afternoon's light would hang from a free and start kissing soooo slooowwwww... the sky would turn pink and the sun sink down low."

— from the book

From the publisher

Rhyming text explores what would happen if animals kissed like humans do, from a slow kiss between a sloth and her cub to a mud-happy kiss from a hippo calf to his father.

At a glance

Format: Board book
Pages: 34
Words: 329
Reading age: 3–5
Audience: Board
Lexile: AD600L

Themes & topics

Books about animals Books about kisses Books about valentines Books about bedtime Books about bedtime and dreams

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All animals kiss their babies good night. How do you think an elephant kisses her calf?

Penguins have baby penguins. Do they kiss and hug too?

What readers & critics say

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“I could read this book night after night. The text rhymes along cleverly describing how each animal pair would kiss goodnight if they kissed as we do. The illustrations are delightful and the layout of the text on the page, as well as the emphasis of strategic words, complement the animals' creativity. Really, it is a pleasure to read.”

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