Good Night San Diego

Good Night Our World

by Adam Gamble, Cooper Kelly (Illustrator)

Good Night San Diego explores the San Diego Zoo, waterparks, San Diego Air and Space Museum, fishing boats, surfer dudes, aircraft carriers, Sunset Cliffs, Olde Globe Theater, Palomar Observatory, Old Town, and more. Welcome to fun in the sun! Little ones will squeal with delight when they visit their favorite sights, attractions, and landmarks within the colorful pages of all this wonderful city has to offer.

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: Picture Books, Childrens

20 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Adam Gamble, is a writer, a photographer, and a publisher. He is the author of many books in the Good Night Books series, In the Footsteps of Thoreau, and A Public Betrayed. He lives in Sandwich, MA.

Reviews

[Dean Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Omi got me this book at an outdoor mall in San Diego on my first-ever family vacaton!

[Therese Thompson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice little tour of the city’shighlights. Hopefully Parker and I will get there one day.

[Calvin Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

16/1000

Calvin: what's up, pelican?

Daddy: some of the people have very punchable faces.

[Kathleen Hoellerich · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good Night San Diego by Adam Gamble and Cooper Kelly is a different take on the famous book Good Night Moon. One of the different aspects of the book is the illustrations are all of the day time until the last three pages of the story. The story can also be informative about different location the San Diego area. Although the title is a spin Night Moon, the content is not the same.

When reading the peritext (on the back of the book) the reader finds out Good Night San Diego is just one book in a series called Good Night Our World. Using the foundation of the book Good Night Moon for a series of books to introduce young children to places they may have never been is a great idea. Parents could use the books as a way to introduce their child to a city they may be going to visit on vacation. The author leaves opportunities for the reader and child to discuss what they see on each page.

The illustrations are cartoon like. The illustrator uses very defined and straight lines so that the reader’s eye does not get distracted. It is easy to pick out and see every image that is shown in the illustration. The use of bright colors on every page by the illustrator sets a cheerful mood. Any child would be interested in visiting San Diego after seeing all the fun there is have in each illustration.

[Lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

We LOVE this series! We read one to Clarissa every night!! This book is one of my favorite from the series since we went there on our honeymoon :-)

[Dennis Begley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book to explain to kids San Diego and all the wonderful places it holds. Also just fun for parents and could even give you a good tour guide yourself.