I wrote yesterday about how Goodnight Moon is a household favorite and part of my son’s bedtime ritual. It had escaped me at the time, but I was reminded by a friend that Goodnight Moon is also Stewie Griffin’s favorite book on the show Family Guy.
I then began to wonder if my son’s assassin-like attempts on me and my wardrobe and Stewie’s attempts on his mother’s life were somehow related to their affinity for Goodnight Moon. I’m beginning to wonder if it’s the childhood equivalent of The Catcher In The Rye which, according to urban legend, was a literary …read more

Reading to our son is a cornerstone of his nightly pre-bed bedtime routine. It helps calm him down when he’s cranky and tired, and acts as a signal that it’s time to start winding down. One of the first books we got for him and a household favorite is Goodnight Moon.
It’s the simple story of a bunny climbing into bed and saying goodnight to everything in his surroundings. He says goodnight to pictures on the wall, kittens, a balloon and, among other things, the moon. This Margaret Wise Brown classic has a great rhythm which reads quickly and melodically. …read more