Good Night, Good Night: The original longer version of The Going to Bed Book

(Hardback)

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Maestro of bedtime, Sandra Boynton, expands her bestselling The Going to Bed Book in this deluxe collectible picture book that will help a new generation of children get ready for bed.

The sun has set not long ago. So begins one of the most widely loved childrens books ever made.
The Going to Bed Book was first published in 1982 and has been a cherished part of many millions of bedtimes ever since. Good Night, Good Night is the larger and longer version, now redrawn by the author for a fabulous new generation. Every copy comes with a free pair of imaginary singing rabbits.

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A motley crew of Boynton critters get ready for bed aboard a boat in this picture book based on the belovedThe Going to Bed Book, first published as a board book in 1982In gently rhyming verse that generations of readers have committed to memory already, a hippo, a dog, a couple of rabbits, a pig, a moose, an elephant, and more take a bath, put on pajamas, and brush their teethThe pacing has been stretched out so that scenes that once occupied one page now stretch out over double-page spreads. The main addition to the original books text is an interpolated scene in which the animals pile into bed and two rabbits sing a lullaby. Complete with lyrics and notation, the song is about many of the critters wallowing in the mud with the hippos. The bedtime routine ends with the menagerie being rocked to sleep in the arklike boatit is a joy to see Boyntons colorful characters and playful verse in a larger trim size. * Kirkus Reviews *

Author Bio

Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, childrens author, songwriter, producer, and director. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over seventy-five childrens books and seven general audience books, including fiveNew York Timesbestsellers. More than 85 million of her books have been sold, mostly to friends and family, she says. She has also written (with Michael Ford) and produced six albums of renegade childrens music. Three of her six albums have been certified Gold (over 500,000 copies sold) andPhiladelphia Chickens, nominated for a Grammy, has been certified Platinum (over 1 million copies sold). Boynton has also directed twelve music videos of her songs, including the award-winning One Shoe Blues starring B.B. King, Alligator Stroll starring Josh Turner, and Tyrannosaurus Funk (animated) sung by Samuel L. Jackson. She lives in rural New England, and her studio is in a barn with perhaps the only hippopotamus weathervane in America.