Board book · Fiction
Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown; illustrated by Clement Hurd
About the book
A little bunny says goodnight to each object in a green bedroom as the light fades, in quiet, repeating rhyme.
Reading notes
The steady rhythm and gradually darkening pages make it a classic wind-down read; toddlers enjoy hunting for the mouse on each spread.
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Book details
- Author
- Margaret Wise Brown
- Illustrator
- Clement Hurd
- First published
- 1947
- Suggested ages
- Ages 0–3 (editorial estimate — children vary)
- Reading mode
- Best read aloud
- Topics
- bedtime, routines
- Edition shown
- ISBN 9780694003617 · HarperFestival (HarperCollins), 1991 · board book
- Catalog record
- Open Library work record · edition record
Metadata verified against Open Library on 2026-11-11. Other editions and formats exist; ISBNs differ by edition.
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