Happy 75th Anniversary Good Night Moon!

 Classic books are classic for a reason.  Fads in books is just as prevalent today as they were years ago.  Some fads and books fall out of favor because times change. Then again some are timeless. 

Way back in 1947 a little book was published that has never gone out of favor.   In actuality it's popularity has only grown through the years.  

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd is a book that most children have read to them at some point in time.  It truly is a classic.  One of the first words a nephew said was "balloon" while I was reading to him. That is what is so great about this book, it teaches children without even trying. It is one of the first books that mere simplicity and repetitiveness that helped lull children to sleep.  It isn't too long or too short so grown-ups don't mind reading it over and over again.  

Whenever is looking for a new baby gift this is one title that is always on the list.   Apparently Margaret Wise Brown never lived to see her book become a phenomenon.  I wonder what she would think to see her book 75 years old and still going strong.