If Animals Kissed Good Night Books
In order from If Animals Kissed Good Night to If Animals Tried to Be Kind
Book #1
If Animals Kissed Good Night
Written by Ann Whitford Paul & illustrated by David Walker
3 - 5
Reading
age
34
Page
count
10
Words
per page
Jun 3, 2014
Publication
date
Board book
$7.99
$7.43
Summary
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.
If Animals Kissed Good Night Series
Published from 2014 - 2022
6 books
Board book
$7.99$7.43
Board book
$7.99$7.43
Hardcover
$16.99$15.80
Hardcover
$16.99$15.80
Hardcover
$17.99$16.73
Board book
$8.99$8.36
| Year | # | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | If Animals Kissed Good Night | 34 |
| 2018 | 2 | If Animals Said I Love You | 24 |
| 2019 | 3 | If Animals Went to School | 32 |
| 2018 | 4 | If Animals Celebrated Christmas | 32 |
| 2020 | 5 | If Animals Gave Thanks | 32 |
| 2022 | If Animals Tried to Be Kind | 24 |
The Creatives Behind the Books
Author
Ann Whitford Paul and David Walker collaborated on If Animals Kissed Good Night and Little Monkey Says Good Night, a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, which Kirkus Reviews praised as “a perfect good-night read.” Ms. Paul lives in Los Angeles, California.
Illustrator
David Walker is the illustrator of numerous children’s books, including Before You Were Mine (Putnam); Time for a Hug, Time for a Bath, and Time for a Trip (all Sterling); and Bears on Chairs (Candlewick). He lives in Chapel Hill, NC. To see more of David’s work, please visit davidwalkerstudios.com. (Bio via Sterling Fall 2018 Catalog.)
