The Making of Goodnight Moon: A 50th Anniversary Retrospective

by Leonard S. Marcus

Tells the story of "Goodnight Moon," including ancedotes, previously unpublished photographs, and full-color studies of the artwork

Genres: Nonfiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world's leading writers about children's books and their illustrations. His many books include The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy; Funny Business: Conversations with Writers of Comedy; Dear Genius; and others. His essays, interviews, and reviews appear in the New York Times Book Review, among other publications. Leonard S. Marcus lives in Brooklyn.

Reviews

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is pretty neat because the second half of the book tells the story of how Goodnight Moon came about. I learned a lot about Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd and I'm looking forward to reading some of the books that inspired Goodnight Moon.

[Jill Pickle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leonard Marcus is the go-to guy for all things kid's books, especially anything to do with HarperCollins/Harper & Row/ Harper & Bros.