The story of "Goodnight Moon"

  Yes, it is a book, but what is it about this book that is interesting to every generation from young to old? Why this book?



Her name was Margaret Wise Brown. The author of "goodnight Moon" as well as other children tales such as:

 * The Big Red Barn
 * Runaway Bunny
 * Where the wind blew
 * Goodnight Kittens
and many other tales that involved bunnies or animals of sorts.

  Margaret Wise Brown didn't live a long life. Cut short at the age of 42 from an embolism when she kicked up her leg, and had blood clot in the process.


  She would be remember for many of these books, but "Goodnight Moon" the most.


 Some of the "Goodnight Moon" stories are written in different languages, are parodied in TV shows, and even had different titles. Recently, a story called "Goodnight iPad" surfaced during the iPad craze that was going on in mid 2000's.

   When I was young, I loved a lot of Margaret Wise Brown books, but this one was one of my favorites.

 It is known far and wide to be one of the best books she had ever written. About a certain who wouldn't go to bed, until he said goodnight to the moon, the stars, the clock and many various things in the room as well. To a bowl of mush, and kittens, a cow jumping over a moon.

    Parodied in many tv shows like the Simpsons with "Christopher Walken" reading it to small children (scary). There have been other variations, other languages of this story.

  A story about a bunny rabbit saying goodnight to various things in one room. How can this book be popular?

Well, maybe it's not the book, let a lone it was some children's way of learning how to read. With me it was "Go do Go" and others would say "Goodnight moon"


 In the picture of the room, it is green of course, but there is something else hidden in the room, that I didn't even know was there.


  Apparently Margaret Wise Brown hidden one of her famous books: The Runaway bunny in the bookshelf of the room. You have to look carefully to find it, but it's there. I didn't notice that until I was in my twenties.

   There were even last minute edits before the book was taken to be printed. Also was written fast, but had a slow illustration.

  The illustrator, Clement Hurd, created the world that was in the "Goodnight Moon". He even illustrated most of Margaret Wise Brown stories such as Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny and many more.

  Living to be in his eighties, he was considered one of the best illustrator of children books. He even illustrated many of his wife's works.

 I think I loved "Goodnight Moon" not because of how it was meant to be a sweet simple story, but how it challenged us to know that when one day is over, you can look forward to another as you say goodnight to a certain moon within the stars, and Good morning to the sun when you rise.

   Thanks Margaret Wise Brown, you made many children smile at the moon at night, and love bunny rabbits at the same time.