Author / Illustrator: Peggy Rathman
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons (1994)
Prices: Hardcover – 16.99, Paperback - 5.99, Board Book - $6.99
Reading level: 0 to 5 years
Interest level: Preschool and Lower Grades
Physical Characteristics: 6 5/8 x 5, 32 pages
ISBN:0590767151
Genres: Children's Picture BookSubjects:
Animals
Zoo
Bedtime
Annotation:
A zookeeper locks all the animals up for bedtime, or does he?
Summary:
A zookeeper is making his rounds through the zoo, locking all the cages and wishing all of the animals goodnight. Little does he know that the gorilla has stolen his keys and is following right behind him unlocking the animals’ cages. As the zookeeper walks home, the animals all follow him and join he and his wife in their bedroom. The zookeeper’s wife has to take all the animals back to the zoo and put them in bed properly.
I love this sparsely
written, but heavily drawn book. The pictures really tell the story here. They also invite you to explore all the humor
that is happening behind the zookeepers back.
It feels much older than it is, having only been written in 1994. But it has made many best picture book lists,
become a best seller and been featured in The Simpsons, s you know it must be
good!Similar Titles or Authors:
10 Minutes Until Bedtime by Peggy Rathman
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Websites:
http://www.peggyrathmann.com/goodnightgorilla.html
http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/315598/good-night-gorilla-by-peggy-rathmann-illustrated-by-peggy-rathmann/9780399230035
Awards & Recognition:
ALA Notable Children's Book for 1994
School Library Journal 100 Best Picture Books
Bulletin Blue Ribbon 1994
Horn Book Fanfare 1995 selection
Parenting Magazine
"Best Children's Books of 1994"
New York Public Library - 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
Professional Reviews:
School Library Journal
Publishers Weekly
*calling a book ‘classic’ that was written in 1994, makes me feel super old!
All images (c) Peggy Rathman
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