Goodnight, You

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 28, 2014

Review

In this offering Piggy and Bunny are preparing for their first campout. In a tent, in the dark, by themselves...Bunny is afraid of monsters and lets Piggy know of her fears. Piggy shoots down every one of Bunny's scenarios of what a monster might do by responding with what she would do in response. When Bunny's fears have been summarily quashed and she is ready to turn out the light, Piggy confesses her fear, the dark!! Will Bunny be able to sooth Piggy's fears? Soft, pastel illustrations with Bunny on the left page of each spread and Piggy on the right are soft, appealing and soothing. The text follows the action on each page very well. This is a great choice to validate a child's fears, while illustrating that having someone with whom to discuss them may be just the ticket to make those scary feelings disappear. I would recommend this choice for the picture book set, for shelves private and public.

Overall Book Score: very good