Comments on: Activity #373: Get more out of Goodnight Moon http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon/ Two geeky girls' guide to the first years of motherhood. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rachel http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-132955 Rachel Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:45:30 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon#comment-132955 I love reading this book to my 6 mo old son. We read it every night. It is masterful. It flows beautifully, the rhyming is great, and the illustrations are great. I look forward to reading it because I get to spend quality time with my son and I love looking for something new in the book each time we read it. Now I have more to look for. I love reading this book to my 6 mo old son. We read it every night. It is masterful. It flows beautifully, the rhyming is great, and the illustrations are great. I look forward to reading it because I get to spend quality time with my son and I love looking for something new in the book each time we read it. Now I have more to look for.

]]> By: Jackson http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-132540 Jackson Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:05:56 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon#comment-132540 I love this idea and hope to find such comments on more books. Sometimes I just don't know HOW to read to a child and WHAT to say. There aren't lessons in that. I love this idea and hope to find such comments on more books. Sometimes I just don’t know HOW to read to a child and WHAT to say. There aren’t lessons in that.

]]> By: Mama Mia http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-129423 Mama Mia Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:24:14 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon#comment-129423 Thanks for this. GNM is my son's current bedtime book. Thanks for this. GNM is my son’s current bedtime book.

]]> By: Rena http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-128713 Rena Wed, 19 May 2010 20:39:36 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon#comment-128713 My husband pointed out last night that there is actually a copy of GNM on the nightstand next to the bunny's' bed... I had not caught that one! My husband pointed out last night that there is actually a copy of GNM on the nightstand next to the bunny’s’ bed… I had not caught that one!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-128705 Elizabeth Wed, 19 May 2010 03:53:51 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon#comment-128705 Check out the body posture on those three bears. Looks like marriage therapy to me. Check out the body posture on those three bears. Looks like marriage therapy to me.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-128532 Jessica Tue, 04 May 2010 19:06:37 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon#comment-128532 My 16mo son chooses this book every night before bed (we rotate other books as the second book so we can mix it up a little). I point out the objects to him as I read the book, and now he's to the point where he can point them out. Other times, we take a break from the narrative to check out the pictures. He points, and I tell him what the object is. I don't find it boring at all, because it's a quiet, special moment of the day spent with my little guy. I work all day, so I treasure those moments. :) Checking out the pictures also gets him relaxed and ready for bed. My 16mo son chooses this book every night before bed (we rotate other books as the second book so we can mix it up a little). I point out the objects to him as I read the book, and now he’s to the point where he can point them out. Other times, we take a break from the narrative to check out the pictures. He points, and I tell him what the object is. I don’t find it boring at all, because it’s a quiet, special moment of the day spent with my little guy. I work all day, so I treasure those moments. :) Checking out the pictures also gets him relaxed and ready for bed.

]]> By: Berto http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-128529 Berto Tue, 04 May 2010 17:35:41 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon#comment-128529 I loved that book when I was little. I think it has perfect bedtime story qualities. It's simple, non-narrative, and kinda boring which is perfect for the goal of gettin a kid calmed down and ready to sleep. I loved that book when I was little. I think it has perfect bedtime story qualities. It’s simple, non-narrative, and kinda boring which is perfect for the goal of gettin a kid calmed down and ready to sleep.

]]> By: Katie http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-128522 Katie Tue, 04 May 2010 01:59:54 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon#comment-128522 I'm with Alexandra, I think it's a sweet way to say good night to everything. But I'm a rookie mom to an 8 month old, so talk to me in a year or so when I've read it a couple hundred times. I’m with Alexandra, I think it’s a sweet way to say good night to everything. But I’m a rookie mom to an 8 month old, so talk to me in a year or so when I’ve read it a couple hundred times.

]]> By: mandy http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-128521 mandy Tue, 04 May 2010 01:36:40 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon#comment-128521 i thought maybe it was just me that thought this book was so boring so glad to know that i'm in good company. i'll definitely be on the lookout for the subtleties. i thought maybe it was just me that thought this book was so boring so glad to know that i’m in good company. i’ll definitely be on the lookout for the subtleties.

]]> By: tanyetta http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-128520 tanyetta Mon, 03 May 2010 21:57:14 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon#comment-128520 From the Pizza Hut Bookit Program website: There are only forty-four sounds in the English language. And all of those forty-four sounds – every ending, blending, and diphthong – can be found in Goodnight Moon, Make Way for Ducklings and Charlotte’s Web. From the Pizza Hut Bookit Program website:

There are only forty-four sounds in the English language. And all of those forty-four sounds – every ending, blending, and diphthong – can be found in Goodnight Moon, Make Way for Ducklings and Charlotte’s Web.

]]> By: Kathleen http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-128518 Kathleen Mon, 03 May 2010 17:53:32 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon#comment-128518 The bedroom/living room/studio thing and the mush is part of what takes this book from boring to a little freaky in my mind. Of course, my child is obsessed with "Good Morning Minnesota", a tedious book which only got better when I heard my husband reading it with his own additions/commentary. Sounds like that approach would work here, too...I'll try it! The bedroom/living room/studio thing and the mush is part of what takes this book from boring to a little freaky in my mind. Of course, my child is obsessed with “Good Morning Minnesota”, a tedious book which only got better when I heard my husband reading it with his own additions/commentary. Sounds like that approach would work here, too…I’ll try it!

]]> By: Kristi http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-128516 Kristi Mon, 03 May 2010 15:25:29 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/get-more-out-of-goodnight-moon#comment-128516 LOL! Those are exactly some of the reasons I have always loved this book! I always wondered why some people hated it, now I know, so thanks! LOL! Those are exactly some of the reasons I have always loved this book! I always wondered why some people hated it, now I know, so thanks!

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