I just finished reading "Good Night Moon" to Darren before he was off to bed, and can't stop laughing when I think about it. This book has been around 60 years and is a bedtime favorite around here. I turn the pages and read, "Good night moon, good night bears," as the bunny continues saying good night to all the things in the room. And then a strange twist in the story comes, I turn the page to find it BLANK with the words, "Good night nobody."
What! Good night nobody, I'm stumped. You would think I could easily follow and understand the meaning of a child's book. I don't get it. Does it have some deep literary meaning that is beyond me? Or maybe there's a simple answer, like the printer made a mistake and printed a blank page that they then tried to work it into the story.
Anyways it remains a favorite of Darren's, he obviously gets something I don't.
Good night nobody?!?!
3 comments:
I think its a silly book too, but Kallen has always liked Goodnight Moon and its often chosen before bedtime. I almost think the author ran out of things to say goodnight too, so she added Nobody. Hmmm, like you said, I guess the kids get it even if we don't.
that is funny. Very random.
We just got this book from the library and when we got to that page I couldn't help but laugh and think of you!
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