Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown c1947 Harper & Row
While visiting a book store to see what books for the very young are readily available, I came across this old friend that has sent generations of children off to sleep. We always kept copies of ” Goodnight Moon” and its companion books” The Runaway Bunny” and “My World” available in our book fairs for anyone needing a baby gift.. Margaret Wise Brown left an indelible legacy with her gentle bedtime stories. It seems that no nursery is completely furnished without Clement Hurd’s familiar bright book cover on a shelf.
I Just Want to Say Goodnight by Rachel Isadora c2017 by Nancy Paulsen Books / Penguin Young Readers
Travel now to a village on the African veld, where Lala is deaf to her mother’s call that it is time for bed. Lala is not ready to sleep. She must say goodnight to a cat, a goat, anything to put off the inevitable. Sleep objectors at your house will appreciate Lala’s delaying tactics. Parents will love reading this many times, which is also inevitable.
Uncluttered and colorful illustrations bring an African evening to life for drowsy youngsters. There might be something familiar about Lala’s choice for a bedtime story, but don’t tell!
The House In the Night by Susan Marie Swanson, pictures by Beth Krommes c2008 HarperCollins
A first reading list, this one featuring board books for the youngest readers is in the works for the Reading Room. There will be more bedtime stories including the one pictured above. The list will appear as a page on the site in the next few days. Next week, another book for those who may stay up past eight.
Miss Tobey's Reading Room 
All parents-to-be should be gifted with this book and Pat the Bunny. I suggest a third book that may not be as well known: Love You Forever by Robert Munsch. Pick a tune when you sing the diddy to your child as you read this book. Use that same tune each time And the little song will go deep into your child’s long-term memory.
Jann
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