If Animals Kissed Good Night PDF, ePub eBook Kindle
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Book ID Asin: 0374300216
Book Title: If Animals Kissed Good Night
Book Author: Ann Whitford Paul,David Walker
Book Format and Price:
Book Format Name: Boardbook
Book Format Price: $4.14
Book Price: $4.14
Book Category: Books, Children's Books, Growing Up & Facts of Life and unknown
Book Rating: 65,751 ratings
Book Product Detail
- Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR); Illustrated edition (June 3, 2014)
- Language : English
- Board book : 34 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0374300216
- ISBN-13 : 978-0374300210
- Reading age : 3 - 6 years
- Lexile measure : AD600L
- Grade level : Preschool - 1
- Item Weight : 8.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 6.61 x 0.68 x 6.27 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #39 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1 in Children's Baby Animal Books
- #2 in Children's Sleep Issues
- #2 in Children's Parents Books
- Customer Reviews: 65,751 ratings
Review
“There are probably not enough synonyms for ‘cute' to cover this survey of hypothetical smooches between animal parents and off-spring . . . The characters radiate unconditional love.” ―Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“The imaginative possibilities alone make this one stand out from the glut of sickly sweet bedtime books. Sure to send readers off to a gentle goodnight . . . after a kiss, of course.” ―Kirkus Reviews
“Lively rhythm, effective sound words, and an ecclectic collection of toddler-pleasing animals all combine to create a charming bedtime book.” ―School Library Journal
“Using soft colors Walker renders the nighttime rituals inventively, across pages and around panels, making this gentle book a satisfying bedtime selection.” ―Booklist
About the Author
Ann Whitford Paul is the author of the bestselling If Animals series, including If Animals Kissed Good Night, which School Library Journal calls “charming”; If Animals Went to School; If Animals Celebrated Christmas; If Animals Gave Thanks; and If Animals Tried to be Kind. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
David Walker has illustrated many books for children, including Victoria Adler’s Baby, Come Away and Ann Whitford Paul’s Little Monkey Says Good Night and If Animals Kissed Good Night. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
David Walker has illustrated many books for children, including Victoria Adler’s Baby, Come Away and Ann Whitford Paul’s Little Monkey Says Good Night and If Animals Kissed Good Night. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Book Review
Name: LAMRating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This book just seems....
Date: Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2019
Review: weird to me. With lines like, "Sloth and her cub... start kissing soooo slooowwwww…", "Mama Python and hatchling would kiss waggling around...", "Walrus calf and her papa... rubbing each other in... kisses." It's just not your traditional baby book and honestly felt a little creepy. I do NOT recommend this book for children.
Name: MamaBear
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Favorite baby book of the year <3
Date: Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2017
Review: Omg this book is SO freaking adorable. Read it in the library over the summer and had to buy it for our son.
The first page goes "If animals kissed like we kiss goodnight, sloth and her cub, in late afternoon's light, would hang from a tree and start kissing...." Other pages: "tiger cub and mama would kiss and then growl... wolf and her cub would kiss and then howl"
The story is beautifully rhymed, the illustrations are great, and not too overwhelming or abstract like some baby books, and it has this adorable refrain every few pages of "and sloth and her cub? STILL kissing goodnight!" ahh! just so freaking cute. Probably my favorite baby book I've found this year, and I try to make it more engaging for our son (because it's totally a mommy favorite) by lifting him upside down whenever they do the sloth refrain and giving him kisses, which he finds hilarious.
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Name: Hannah
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Strange book...
Date: Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2019
Review: This book is so creepy to me. The content is strange, and I honestly felt uncomfortable reading it myself. In three different parts of the book it talks about a mama sloth and her baby “still kissing Goodnight” and the way they described the animals kissing was just odd. Maybe I’m reading too far into things, but I personally wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone. When I tried returning the book to Amazon, they refunded my money but told me to keep the book! I ended up throwing it away because I had no desire to read it to my children or donate it to anyone else! So strange...
Name: Miss Sue
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I Disagree...
Date: Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2020
Review: I disagree with the adults who have negatively reviewed this adorable book. So that being said, I feel that the adults are not giving this book a fair shake. We, as adults, should remember that a touch (other than private parts, of course) or a kiss (consensual)) is something we as humans do to show how much we love each other. A mom, dad, brother, sister, grandparent, favorite doll, pet ...is the recipient in a child's heart. Not a stranger, criminal, pedophile. The longing of closeness exhibits cuddling and warmth. Some of the characters in this book, like seals, do not have lips like humans so a little silly twist is added to the story & illustration. The seals rub necks with each other...a sweet alternative like "eskimo kisses" (not sure if this term offends anyone. I apologize if it does) or maybe "butterfly kisses". The author simply improvises to the delight of a child's mind. So as much as it means or may not mean, this is my take on the book. Thank you for reading my thoughts.
Name: Arielle
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: My son's favorite book, but poor durability
Date: Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2019
Review: I love this book. I bought it to add to my son's library. The story is cute, the rhymes and rhythm of the book flow beautifully and the illustrations are gorgeous.
I am a bit disappointed with the durability of the book though. For being a "board book" it seems quite flimsy unlike my son's other board books. So this will be a book I read to him, not one that I let him play with, which is a shame because he loves flipping through his books, pointing out the animals and looking at the pictures. He just isn't very gentle with his books while doing so.
Update: So it turns out this is his favorite book and I couldn't keep it from him. So the pages are bending, especially the back page. He spends a good deal of time (for under 1.5 years old) looking at this book and the illustrations. Plus he has me read it to him 4 or more times a day. I wish this book was as durable as some of his other books...
Name: Michael
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Inappropriate and uncomfortable to read. Would not recommend at all!
Date: Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2019
Review: Would not recommend. Bought this for Christmas and unfortunately didn't read it within the eligible return window, otherwise we would have returned it. It's a very awkward, stupid book, with no story line or point at all. We were very surprised anyone would give this book 5 stars as it is very inappropriate for kids with how it describes parents kissing their children. Pretty sure if anyone kissed their children the way this book says, they would be going to jail.
Name: Maren L
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Sweet concept.
Date: Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2016
Review: This is a sweet book. I love that it's not only talking about mamas but it talks equally about dads. Not enough books do that.
Name: KC
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Cute book, pretty illustrations
Date: Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2015
Review: Cute book! It's about how each animal would kiss goodnight if they kissed like we kiss. Pretty illustrations! My son loves that there are a lot of different animals in this book. I love reading to my children, this is a great addition to our book collection!
