Goodnight Moon    by Margaret Wise Brown & Clement Hurd Order:  USA  Can HarperCollins, 1991 Hardcover, Paperback, Audio Read an Excerpt      Reviewed by Hilary Williamson My original copy of Goodnight Moon has fallen apart, from readings to my own sons as babies and toddlers, whose small hands clutched the pages and pointed to the different objects as I read them aloud. This wonderful book was part of the bed-time (and middle of the night) ritual for my children as for countless others. Now I give it to other parents as they begin with their own newborns. Small children need familiarity at bedtime, and this story has given so many of them a remembered ritual to go through and a feeling of comfort to help them get to sleep - enhanced of course by the slowly darkening room in the illustrations. Goodnight Moon is a soothing read both for harried parents and their over-stimulated offspring; the picture book that any new parents must have in their nursery. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Kids books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews