Goodnight Moon + Toy

Title: Goodnight Moon
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Pages: 12
Publisher: HarperFestival
Publisher Date: 2005
ISBN: 0689836732
Genre: Board Book Combo Toy
Classification: Board Book

Annotation: Favorite Bedtime read aloud, Goodnight Moon, is packaged here with a plush toy.

Evaluation: Not only is Goodnight moon a favorite early literacy read that encourages memorizing and bedtime ritual (great for sleeping issues) but it also has a toy here that can be used as in dramatic play and literacy tie ins! I love Goodnight Moon, and it was one of my favorite stories as a child. This is really a great way to add more depth and bring the story to life.

Author Website: http://www.margaretwisebrown.com/

The Napping House

Title: The Napping House

Author: Audrey Wood

Price: $25.95

Pages:

• • 32 pages

• • Publisher: Harcourt Big Books; 1 edition
  • Publishing Date: May 15, 1991
  • ISBN-10: 0152567119

Classification: Picture Book

Annotation: In this napping house, EVERYONE is napping...in one big pile! But what happens when one character wakes up? THEY ALL WAKE each other up!

Evaluation: There is so much to do with this simply amazing sleep-time tale, I don't know where to begin. First of all, as everyone falls asleep its raining and dark. As the story goes forward, and everyone wakes up in the hysterical domino effect, it ends on a sunny, rainbow day! Developmentally appropriate angles abound within these pages that can be taken advantage of here. A parent or librarian can do picture walks, talk about colors, predict, and of course, this is a great naptime and bedtime story! Definitely not to be missed!

Author Website: http://www.audreywood.com/

Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!

Title: Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!

Author: Mo Willems

Price: $14.99

Pages: 40 pages

• Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
• Publisher Date: February 28, 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786837462

Classification: Picture Book

Annotation: Ever just not want to go to bed? Well, pigeon DOES NOT WANT to go to bed and will think up any and every reason why not to!

Evaluation: The cleverness of Mo Willems is most definitely giving a pigeon a children's mentality. And it comes to life once again in another of his Don't Let The Pigeon...series. He mirrors children's behaviors in a fun and sarcastic way without condescending them. Everyone, as a result, can relate to this silly little pigeon. A fun book to read and reread! Note to fans: notice a little Knuffle Bunny there?

Author Website: http://www.mowillems.com/