Goodnight Moon Quotes

7 quotes from 6 authors

Reading 'Goodnight Moon' became a nightly ritual that stitched calm into a toddler’s world. The seven snippets here show how parents weave the book into chores, meals and bedtime, turning a simple story into a shared lullaby. For more bedtime inspiration, check out the parenting and children’s literature pages.

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Goodnight moon. Sweet dreams. Smile kindly upon this little blue gum ball of us while we sleep.

Dave Matthews

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For the first three years of his life, my son insisted on hearing 'Goodnight Moon' before bedtime. Like most babies, he was…

Celeste Ng

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“Everything in all the books I once pored over is finished for me now. Penelope Leach. T. Berry Brazelton. Dr. Spock. The…

Anna Quindlen

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Read to your children Twenty minutes a day; You have the time, And so do they. Read while the laundry is in…

Richard Peck

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“That continued until you were each old enough to bathe and dress yourselves. While I think Sudley is gone, your mom still…

Jeffery W. Turner

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One of the things I like so much about 'Goodnight Moon' is the way it leaves room for ambiguity.

Celeste Ng

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'Goodnight Moon' is a staple of any nursery bookshelf. So, too, are 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' and 'Madeline.' These books are…

Rebecca Serle

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