Good Night Vermont

by Michael J. Tougias, Cooper Kelly (Illustrations)

Good Night Vermont features sugar shacks, snowboarding, Lake Champlain, dairy farms, wildlife, fishing, hiking and camping, rock climbing, country stores, mountain biking, and more. This sugary sweet board book will have children jumping for joy as they tour the scenic state of Vermont and visit some of the region's most celebrated sights and attractions.

This book is part of the bestselling Good Night Our World series, which includes hundreds of titles exploring iconic locations and exciting, child-friendly themes.

Many of North America’s most beloved regions are artfully celebrated in these board books designed to soothe children before bedtime while instilling an early appreciation for North America's natural and cultural wonders. Each book stars a multicultural group of people visiting the featured area’s attractions as rhythmic language guides children through the passage of both a single day and the four seasons while saluting the iconic aspects of each place.

Genres: Childrens

20 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

True Survival, rescue and history is the topic of most of my books. that runs through most of my books. My latest book is with St. Martins Press and is titled In Deep Water: A True Story of Sharks, Survival and Courage. Other nonfiction sea survival and rescue books include Overboard! A Storm Too Soon, Rescue of the Bounty, Fatal Forecast and Ten Hours Until Dawn.
Disney made a major motion picture of my book The Finest Hours: The Trues Story of the Coast Guard's Greatest Rescue (Disney kept the same title). The movie stars Chris Pine an Casey Affleck and is a fantastic film.
My co-written history books include So Clost To Home (about surviving a Uboat attack in the Gulf of Mexico), Above & Beyond (the untold story of the Cuban Missile Crisis) King Philip's War (Native Americans vs Colonists) Abandon Ship (wwii) and several more
Another adventure for me is publishing a funny family memoir with my daughter, called The Cringe Chronicles (Mortifying Misadventures with my Dad).
My friends were been asking if I'll write a sequel to There's a Porcupine in my Outhouse (2003 Outdoor Book of the Year) and I suprised them with another book of misadventures titled The Power of Positive Fishing: A Story of Friendship and the Quest for Happiness. Also in the same category is The Waters Between Us: A Boy, A Father and Outdoor Misadventures.

Reviews

[Mort's Kids · Rating 2 out of 5]

Don't get me wrong. I love Vermont. Vermont's a great state, despite its unbearable Whiteness. At times, I've seriously considered moving to Vermont.

But Good Night Vermont is not a good book. Honestly, it's a hack job. Some publisher probably said "hey, I know Goodnight Moon is popular. What if we made that sort of thing for all 50 states?" And here we are.

Generic art, no rhyming or melodic flow. No mention of Maple Creemees. No subversive themes or big ideas. No disrespect to the author--you gots to pay the bills--but there's just no magic here.

It gets two stars instead of one because 1) Vermont is still pretty great and 2) there's a mud season reference.

[Heather Vincent · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the picture in this story and it portrays many parts of Vermont which is also nice. I do not like that the story doesn't make sense though. There are no bad words or anything it just jumps all over the place.

[Hungry For Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

We have so many fond, family memories in Vermont. This book is a sweet reminder of all things Vermont. My kids enjoy pointing out everything in the pictures. Five starts because I'm asked to read this every night.

[Amanda Jordan Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very nice illustrations! I'm a native Vermonter, and this makes me think of my home state, for sure! Favorite page is the country store / autumn colors. 🍂

[Raven Black · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute but cliched. It is a very idealistic "tourist" look at the state. Fun illustrations though and a good memento for your trip to Vermont

[Rob · Rating 2 out of 5]

I expected more. Or at least more specificity. Our introduction to this series was Good Night Charleston which is filled with specific references to local landmarks of the Low Country. But this... I mean, skiers? That could be anywhere. Cows and a moose? Country store? Give me a break. Maples and "mud season" do not a Vermont scene make. "Swimming in Lake Champlain" is about as specific as it gets.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another one! Almost all nature based, except for country store and stone wall. Good New England book, not just VT.

[Danielle Ezold · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet book - makes me want to check out the other Good Night books in the series!