Goodnight Moon Board book – Illustrated, 30 Sept. 1991

While this may have appealed to children 50 years ago, I don’t think it has stood the test of time. Yes, it’s sweet with nice little rhymes, but it really fades in comparison with more modern examples of children’s literature. It’s not, for instance, a book that lends itself to being read aloud, as there is no scope for interesting voices, gestures or noises. And the black and white illustrations on certain pages are very boring. It’s all really rather bland and old-fashioned.I adore reading to my two little grandsons who, despite being just 2 and 3, have already developed a real passion for books. This one, however, just hasn’t grabbed their attention at all and is never picked from the shelf when it’s time for a bedtime story. I trust their judgement, so just two stars I’m afraid.Thanks for reading my review. I hope you found it helpful. Check out my profile page for more reviews of toddler books and puzzles and educational toys and games.

I absolutely love this book and so does my 22month old. She wants to read it every night before bed. The book says goodnight to lots of different object that are found in the bunny's room. It has colour pages and then focuses on some of the objects in black and white and the sentences rhyme. This books allows small children to read and engage with the images and the short sentences. I often read the first part of the sentence and let my daughter say the object that the book refers to by pointing at it. She will spend ages just looking at the images and then finding them when I ask her, 'where is...'It truly is a favourite in our household and I would recommend for any with small children, babies, toddlers. Such a nice story to get them talking about, and also help them drift off to sleep.

I bought one each for my two youngest granddaughters. It's a perfect example of a little character who doesn't want to go to sleep just yet and will keep adding things to their "goodnight" list. There's plenty for tinies to spot on each page. I was taken by how muted the illustrations are, no garish artwork or colouring. I thoroughly recommend it.

Seriously hesitated buying this book as thought it looked outdated and the colours were off putting. To my surprise my now 18 month old likes this book going to bed for the past three months, and enjoys pointing out the different items in the room. I think its the simplicity of it, talking through what we see, and being able to recognise and point out the familiar items (other than the creepy old lady whispering hush). He now likes to look at the different scenes of the bunny getting into bed, and of course when the bunny is finally asleep, he shouts to wake him!

It’s perhaps a bit difficult to review this yet as my baby is only three months old. I think for her age group the colours and the pictures are not as attention grabbing as some of the more modern books. I’ll be honest, I’m not convinced she’s that interested in it yet. However, I do think she relaxes a little bit in response to the last few pages read in a relaxed voice. Also, I like the fact that it’s quite interactive with lots of little details in the pictures for when she’s a bit older. I can definitely see why it’s a classic.

My 9 month old absolutely loves this book. He chooses it over and over again as his bedtime story. The pictures are bright and engaging. The text is simple and poetic, it has rhyme and rhythm which my son loves. I really recommend this.

When I first bought this book for my little girl I didn’t get it. There are no bells and whistles, there’s no action, there are very few characters/animals, even the rhyme feels too simple...but over time, I realised that this is exactly the right type of book to soothe your little one and to give them comfort and familiarity.We don’t read this book every night, but when we do, it’s like a mantra and sometimes when there’s sore teeth or a nightmare or a cold, it’s exactly what’s needed. It’s like medicine for mind (and not just for your child).We have so many books for our little girl who is now 2, but this one remains the best one.

This is a wonderful book my toddler really enjoys reading this book with me before bed. Its beautifully illustrated so my son likes to go through page by page and talk about what he can see in the pictures and point out all the familiar objects. I would highly recommend ita a very simple and easy read and it's the perfect way to spend quality time with my child interacting and talking and having some wind down time before bed.