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Good Night Vermont
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.
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.
- GenresChildrens
20 pages, Board Book
First published January 1, 2007
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About the author
Michael J. Tougias
72 books169 followersAdventure is the theme that runs through most of my books, from outdoors titles (The Connecticut River from Source to Sea, Exploring the Hidden Charles) to fiction (Until I Have No Country) to nonfiction sea rescues (Overboard! A Storm Too Soon, Rescue of the Bounty).
One of my current adventures is waiting to see if Disney will begin filming a movie-length version of the Coast Guard rescue book The Finest Hours. Another adventure for me is publishing a funny family memoir with my daughter, called The Cringe Chronicles (Mortifying Misadventures with my Dad).
My friends have been asking if I'll write a sequel to There's a Porcupine in my Outhouse (2003 Outdoor Book of the Year) but I think they just want me to revise their characters so they don't look so dumb!
One of my current adventures is waiting to see if Disney will begin filming a movie-length version of the Coast Guard rescue book The Finest Hours. Another adventure for me is publishing a funny family memoir with my daughter, called The Cringe Chronicles (Mortifying Misadventures with my Dad).
My friends have been asking if I'll write a sequel to There's a Porcupine in my Outhouse (2003 Outdoor Book of the Year) but I think they just want me to revise their characters so they don't look so dumb!
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
August 26, 2020
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.
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.
April 21, 2020
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.
November 27, 2020
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.
September 11, 2017
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. 🍂
August 8, 2018
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
February 21, 2010
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.
December 30, 2014
Another one! Almost all nature based, except for country store and stone wall. Good New England book, not just VT.
September 29, 2016
Sweet book - makes me want to check out the other Good Night books in the series!
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