Decades after its first publication, Margaret Wise Brown’s classic children’s book “Goodnight Moon” still brings families together. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2022-09-01 15:59:00 UTC ]
Margaret Wise Brown’s classic children’s book Goodnight Moon was published on this day in 1947. It’s widely beloved, well-reviewed, and much parodied, and also hated intensely by a serious few. You know where this is going—I compile at least one of these one-star reviews pieces a month, but I... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-09-03 08:50:11 UTC ]
“Good Day, Good Night,” a book by Margaret Wise Brown, will be published posthumously in October by HarperCollins. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Why has Margaret Wise Brown’s picture book Goodnight Moon sold upward of 48 million copies? To the adult eye, it’s appealingly illustrated but oddly written, with rhymes that seem improvised and a meter that turns itself off and on. It has none of the virtuoso wit, rigor, or invention of, say,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Picture books are a staple of childhood. As adults, we can still recall the predictable refrains and distinctive illustrations of our old favorites. No one could mistake Eric Carle’s watercolors for Dr. Seuss’ line drawings or the bright primary colors of Goodnight Moon. But despite their... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The parody of the classic children's book "Goodnight Moon," which got a hilarious analog update for the digital generation is a holiday hit. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2011-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Goodnight iPad" is a bedtime tour of our electronic lives, mimicking the tone of the classic "Goodnight Moon." Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2011-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]