During the post-World War II Baby Boom years, it slowly became a bestseller. The NYPL and other libraries did not acquire it at first. Anne Carroll Moore, the influential children's librarian at the New York Public Library (NYPL), regarded it as "overly sentimental". Goodnight Moon had poor initial sales: only 6,000 copies were sold upon initial release in fall 1947. Illustrator Clement Hurd said in 1983 that initially the book was to be published using the pseudonym "Memory Ambrose" for Brown, with his illustrations credited to "Hurricane Jones". The three books have been published together as a collection titled Over the Moon.
This book is the second in Brown and Hurd's "classic series", which also includes The Runaway Bunny and My World. It was published on September 3, 1947, and is a highly acclaimed bedtime story. This board book edition is the right size for little hands and is the perfect gift for baby showers, toddler birthday parties, and holidays.Goodnight Moon is an American children's book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. One of the most beloved books of all time, Goodnight Moon is a must for every bookshelf. "Goodnight room, goodnight moon." And to all the familiar things in the softly lit room-to the picture of the three little bears sitting on chairs, to the clocks and his socks, to the mittens and the kittens, to everything one by one-the little bunny says goodnight. In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. In this classic of children's literature, beloved by generations of readers and listeners, the quiet poetry of the words and the gentle, lulling illustrations combine to make a perfect book for the end of the day. Publisher: HarperCollins Board Book edition (Jan.
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