Good Morning Good Night

by Teresa Imperato, Melanie Mitchell (Illustrator)

This touchable book is perfect for bedtime! Feel the soft, fluffy fur of each animal as you say, "good night!"

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Animals, Fiction, Kids

12 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Alex Mendez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the textures in this book. The doggie was my favorite.

[J. Boo · Rating 4 out of 5]

DS #1 got it when he was young, and pretty much ignored it.

DD also was cold to it, and thus passed the book on in near mint condition to

DS #2 (16 months), who passionately loves it, despite being basically uninterested in the touch-this-feel-this aspect which is the book's selling point. He even treats it gently. (*) Toddlers, who can figure them.

I don't care for it myself; not really a fan of text or illustrations, and I really dislike the following verse: "Good morning little chick/Are you saying a nice hello/To the wiggily worms and flowers/Beneath the grass below?" Um, no, saying hello is not precisely what Little Chick is planning on doing to those worms.

Me, DS#1, DD: 2/5
DS#2: ∞ /5

(*) I have never seen a toddler treat *anything* gently before. It's uncanny.

[Faloni © · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hot cocoa & knee highs. Goodnight lovers

[Kate M. Colby · Rating 5 out of 5]

My cousin Ryan and his family got this book for Jack. We have added it to his bedtime routine, and he seems to like it so far.

Each page features a different animal and their morning activities and a bedtime routine. The illustrations are cute, and there is a plush part that Jack feel on each animal. He seems to like, but right now, he is more interested in waving the pages.

Ryan, Annalese, Delaney, and Aidan gave him this book.

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

We have the Norwegian edition, some of the rhymes are a bit of a stretch, so it sounds weird. On each page you say good morning to an animal, open the flap and then say good night to and pet them. Short days they have, haha. The last one features a little girl you can tuck in. My baby has just started to explore different textures, but I think she's a bit too small for this yet. It was a bit far for her to reach the fuzzy parts, and the pages are thin, probably not droolproof.

[Jessie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an adorable book! My 2-yr-old son just got it for Christmas and he LOVES it.
The entire story rhymes and easy to read with a soothing go-to-sleep voice. ;)
The story itself has repetition repeated through the pages, so in just the 2nd reading of it he was "reading" those phrases himself.
It works really well for calming down for bedtime. Great bedtime book! Each page says good morning to a different animal, and then he can lift the flap and reveal 2 more pages that say good night to that animal. On the good night page, there is a large patch of soft fur on the animal's picture. He pets each animal to sleep, even instructing some of them, "Go to sleep now, good night" and kissing others.
His favorite is the last page that has a little girl on it. Her goodnight page has a fleece blanket strip sewn to the book, so he can pull it down and put it back over her and her teddy bear. He enjoys tucking her in, and then he mimics the page by getting under his own blanket with his own lovey.
If your toddler sometimes has trouble winding down for bed and is jumping up and down... grab this book. It's working for us - the allure of feeling the soft patches snag him, and then he's calmly listening to the rhymes... before he knows it, he's actually ready to fall asleep.

[Kathryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I give this five starts because this book has lasted us many years from infancy to 4 years old and hopefully beyond! We read each page then sing a song about each animal after gently petting them. It’s always a great night time read to help my little one wind down for bed.

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE sharing this book with my granddaughters. It was a perfect book to share at bedtime, and it was a great book to share again in the morning. This book is special as are my granddaughters :)

[Addie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

My children absolutely love "Good Morning, Good Night!" My son first started reading this book with his Meme when he was three years old and he is going on six now still loving this book. The touch and feel aspect of this short story has caused my children's imaginations to flourish and prosper, it even helped them to recognize some different animals that they might not have known before.

I recommend this children's book to all children.

[Erik · Rating 3 out of 5]

The final page is a little girl that you can cover and uncover with an attached blanket. It’s really clever and my daughter loved it. The rest is a fairly standard touch and feel book with animals playing during the day and sleeping at night.

[Riley Gullett · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my favorite book growing up, and I used to read it every night before bed. It shows different animals and the various ways their fur feels. It's super sweet, and this book brings me so much nostalgia.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter received this book at Christmas when she was about 14 months old. She loves to read it at night pet the animals as they get ready to sleep. A cute book! Would buy for others.

[Byron Snapp · Rating 5 out of 5]

We read this every night for a while as the last book before bed. It has a nice touch and feel element on each page for the younger kids.

[Andromeda]

big big touch and feel spots. however there are only 3 types of fabric, a fake blanket, sheep style, and then lightly fuzzy stuff for the rest of the creatures. Big easy flaps to lift.

[Ashley Huffer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative and fun with bright pictures. Would be great to use for sensory needs as it has a touch and feel portion.

[Joanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Each animal in this story has a busy, rhyming day before it’s time for them to finally fall asleep—like hopefully your kiddo to whom you are reading this!

[R.M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

All time favorite for babies and toddlers

[Hudson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun sensory pages
Narrative uninspiring

[Autumn · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son has enjoyed this book since he was about 12 months old. It was one of the first books he would actually sit through probably because of the touch-and-feel opportunities. The book presents 6 animals going about their morning routine of playing or finding food, and then a then flaps can be lifted to reveal their bedtime and dreams. It is illustrated in a soft impressionist style. My son's favorite illustrations are the dog and cat, he also enjoys tucking the little girl in at the end. All of the animals sleep alone in this book except for the bunny and the lamb which I find odd, either all of the animals should be parent-less, or all should have the parent. My son seems to have noticed that the bunny and the sheep get to co-sleep while the others don't, I find him stopping to ponder the illustration frequently. If anything, the chick really should have it's mother because chicks are probably the one animal out of all those depicted that physically can't protect itself. Aside from this little quip, this is a decent book, illustrated in an with a catchy rhyming meter.

Autumn @ From Papyrus to Picture Books

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the idea of the book saying good morning to the various animals and then good night to the same animal on a fold out page. On the second page of the book though it says "Here's a basketful of yarn..." I'm pretty sure this is grammatically incorrect. I know it is not a big deal in a toddler age book (I myself am far from grammatically perfect), but in a published book it really bugs me. *smiles*

[Julia Jasztal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mommy's review from 8/3/09 -


This is a pretty cute little storybook for younger toddlers - older toddlers would probably be bored fairly quickly.
The pages open out and one each opened page there is an animal with a bit of piece the child can touch. A rabbit, a chick, a doggy, etc. Each animal wakes up and plays with a certain something and then it's bedtime. I liked it a lot and Julia had me read it twice in a row.

[Wench · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another book with rhymes that scan properly, and interesting textures. Who knew there were so many variations on "soft"? This book features various animals and then one small child snuggling down and going to sleep for the night, and features a blanket for the child that you can move, so your child can tuck the kid in. Cute, short, soothing, and not horribly annoying for parents. If you can get a copy of it, I recommend it.

[Alicia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic book and I especially like that it includes Spanish words. Sometimes the translating isn't exactly the way I would do it, but it is nice to get some practice speaking Spanish after not having done it since high school, and the simplicity of this book makes it easy. Nakyla loves the touch and feel parts of the book.

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

My sons have loved these since they were small babies. They love to feel the different "fur" and my older son loves to point out and count the different objects (butterflies, worms, etc). The story is easy for us to remember and they are able to recite the book by heart now that we've read it so many times.

[Rachelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Little one LOVES this book before bed. Sweet rhyming book with little fuzzies under each flap. The rhymes are cute but what’s even better is that the pages are huge compared to other small board books for bedtime with touch and feel. The book can lay on my lap and my child’s. The fuzzy part on each page is bigger than most and of different textures. Highly recommend

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book. My kids have had this book for a few years now and all three have really enjoyed the textured pages and simple story. We have haad two seperate copies of this book, so far, if that tells you anything.

[G.E. Porier · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has been a favorite of my daughters since she could reach out and touch things! The pictures and tactile patches on the animals capture her attention every time! Now that she is older, my daughter "reads" on her own, remembering the words or making up her own!

[Adelas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aside from how cute the illustrations are, the best part about this fold-out-page book is that every single animal is soft to touch. This is one of my 2yo's favorite books and was her go-to bedtime book for months (along with the Little Bear, Who Do You Love by the same author)

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can't wait til Baby Benji is big enough to fully experience all of the touch and feel textures. For now, mom and dad loved this one - the cute illustrations and rhyming text show different baby animals juxtaposed in their morning adventures and bedtime.