Good Night America Board book – Illustrated, October 1, 2006

I collect for my future kids of all countries I’ve traveled to. Love these collections.

Our comfort with Goodnight Moon contributed to the interest piqued in Adam Gamble's Goodnight World series. I purchased Good Night America first, and have since added Good Night California, Good Night Hawaii, Good Night World, Good Night Beach, and Good Night Zoo to our collection. Soothing cadences of rhythm and rhyme they are not, but they are reading treasures nonetheless.One page reads: "Greetings, Everglades, home to alligators and so many other creatures." (Good Night America) The structure of the text is appropriate for toddlers, but parents and caregivers will find themselves surprised by the complexity of the vocabulary introduced in a board book. Sometimes the word introduced is a proper noun, like Everglades, giving you the opportunity to discuss this person or place. Perhaps you already have some experience with it or maybe you'll consider including it in your next family vacation.The opportunities for cognitive development are many with this series - the vocabulary alone affords many learning opportunities. What I love most though, is the opportunity to connect the books to reality, whether that's on a family vacation or a visit to a local zoo. Differentiating between fantasy and reality is a cognitive skill acquired during the preschool years, but that doesn't mean we have to wait until then to discuss it - compare Good Night Moon to Good Night America with your child. Which characters and places are real and which are not? Also, engage your child in discussion of the places in the books that you have visited. Did you visit today? Yesterday? Months ago? Will you go there soon? Discussion of the passage of time will help to solidify his or her concept of time and memory - another preschool developmental milestone.Appropriate for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, on up!Also reviewed at LittleSproutBooks.

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Book was great and soooo so so cute. Only problem was mine came looking a little used. The binding was already VERY worn like the book had been opened many times....other than that it was perfect and really cute.

Perfect addition to our “Good Night” collection!!! I have been buying the collection whenever my 5 month old son travel or experiences something new! This is for his first Memorial Day Weekend!

From Sea to Shining Sea and from sunrise to sunset this has been a great go to bed story to wind the night down with the little ones. Might check into a few of the others in the series, some are a hit others a miss. This is a hit. Colorful pages and clear illustrations captures even the smallest one's attention.

Bought Good night America, Texas and Houston for my 2.5 year old. It is just OKAY! A good way to introduce attractions of the place we live in but I didn't find anything impressive about the description. It is very dull unimaginative text. Not much effort put into the writing. Neverthless my kid enjoys books so likes it. We carry the book around and tick off places we have visited.

My little one loves that book - we ready it slimiest everyday.

Really cute story for little ones!