Good Night, God Bless

by Susan Heyboer O'Keefe

Goodnight, God bless
Our town at rest,
Which counts each person
As a guest.

At the close of the day, the air cools, lights dim, and animals big and small settle down to sleep. Inside houses, children perform nighttime rituals before snuggling up in bed to say their prayers.

Susan Heyboer O'Keefe's gentle text, together with Hideko Takahashi's tender pictures, move through the many familiar places and faces of a child's world, blessing each one for another day. With an emphasis on the security of home, this is a picture book that celebrates the love of family and belonging with graceful simplicity.

Genres: Childrens, Nonfiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Kara Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love reading this book to my son. We got it from the library but I may buy a copy for our home library.

[Liz Lowe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweetly charming bedtime story.

[Kristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short little read before bed. My 3 kids enjoyed reading this book.

[Kristen Pearless · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great way to introduce your little ones to night to prayers.

[LoriAnn Kocialski · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was pretty good!

[Amanda_DJ n' Zac · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great story for little ones. My nearly 19 month is not big on sitting still at the moment. So A short story like this before his nap today worked great! Adorable illustrations as well.