It is very unique in the sense that it wasn’t a plot-and-character piece of literature it was never meant to be that.” “It’s got that repetition, it has that quietude of language that kids thirst for. Jiménez, a Wheelock College of Education & Human Development senior lecturer and associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion. “The book is designed to lull children to sleep,” says Laura M. It’s sold more than 40 million copies in the last seven decades. The bedtime book is still wildly popular. Goodnight Moon did its job-for millions of parents and children. If anything, it’s a testament to its power. This is not a knock on Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd’s book, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Not because it’s been 30-some-odd years since I’ve read the children’s book (although that doesn’t help), but because almost every time my parents read it to me before bed, I fell asleep before they finished.
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