Good Night!

by Ethan Long

Overview

A string of comically stylized parent-and-child animal pairs say “good night” and “sleep tight” to each other in masterful couplets—a chick’s “cheep cheep” is answered by a chicken’s “cluck cluck”; a puppy’s “ruff ruff” is returned with a dog’s “woof woof”—all leading up to a human toddler and her dad at bedtime! This second title in a brand-new board book series on animal (and human) first words by award-winning author/illustrator Ethan Long is sure to make tucking in a lot more fun!

Also by Ethan Long: Thank You! and Lion & Tiger & Bear: Tag You're It!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419713668
Publisher:	ABRAMS
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Series:	Abrams Animal Sounds Series
Pages:	20
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	6 Months to 2 Years

About the Author

Ethan Long is an award-winning author and illustrator of more than 65 children’s books, as well as the creator of the Emmy-nominated series Tasty Time with ZeFronk on Playhouse Disney. Long won the 2013 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for his picture book Up, Tall and High. He lives with his wife, author Heather Long, and their three children in Orlando, Florida.

Editorial Reviews

This is Long's second (After Hi!) board book consisting of creatures talking to each other in their native tongues, and the silly premise is still working wonderfully. There's nothing like animal sounds to get a pre-verbal baby or toddler to take a crack at the mechanics of conversation.

The New York Times Book Review - Maria Russo

07/01/2015
Baby/Toddler—Wide-eyed animals call and answer in these brightly colored volumes, giving kids ample opportunity for learning and trying out animal sounds. In Good Night!, baby creatures and their grownup counterparts get ready for bedtime by saying good night in their own animal sound. In Hi!, they greet each other. Each volume's penultimate spread presents all of the creatures interacting with a human child. The last page features a toddler and a parent. Pleasant offerings.

School Library Journal

2015-08-12
Lightning may not strike twice in the same place, but Long comes close with this companion to Hi! (2015). Long imagines the sounds 14 different animals might make when being tucked in for the night. In his signature cartoon style, he exaggerates what makes each animal distinct, whether it is the pig's snout or the monkey's large ears. Each pair's large, round eyes are focused only on each other. Although most of the animals are familiar picture-book residents, some are surprising choices— a ticklish hyena, a humming bee (which, oddly, lives in a wasp's nest). Only a dog and cat are repeats from Hi! This time the words don't rhyme. Instead the sound each infant makes is repeated, then the grown-ups' sounds, slightly different, are likewise repeated. For example, the chick says, "Cheep cheep." The mother hen replies, "Cluck cluck." The words from the adult animals are usually a bit on the forceful side, as if they are gently saying, "Good night, go to sleep NOW." The lion is the exception—the lion cub says "Roar, roar," while the father lion purrs. Adults and new talkers will enjoy playing with the onomatopoeia and identifying the animals. Though the book ends with the firm instruction to "sleep tight," its playful interactivity is rousing rather than soporific; best not to save it for just before bedtime. (Board book. 6 mos.-2)

Kirkus Reviews