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Goodnight Moon ABC

An Alphabet Book
by Margaret Wise Brown
32p. 978-0-06189-484-8.
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PreS-K—Familiar objects in the classic story are arranged in alphabetical order and accompanied by upper- and lowercase letters in the original style and palette. "Ii In the great green room/Jj Jump over the moon." Letter "X" appears as the crossed arms of a pole dryer that holds pink mittens from clothespins and "Zz Zzzz…" is accompanied by the line "Goodnight noises everywhere." Endpapers show the entire alphabet being investigated by two mice. The book conveys the timeless appeal of the original, and the literacy skill building will appeal to adults.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA
Fragments of art and text from Goodnight Moon are cut and rearranged to follow the alphabet. A few of these work, but some of the objects are merely background in the original illustrations (e.g., e for elephant) while other items are a stretch (u for under the covers). The open design is attractive.
Reviewed by Gay Lynn Van Vleck , Jul 01, 2010

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