In the great green room …
These words are recognised by all our children
In Daddy’s rich deep voice
These words dry tears
Stop sobbing and screaming
Soothe our babies
Often to sleep
These words
Known off by heart
Are part of our family routine
Part of the make up of our memories
Part of our story
Goodnight Moon
Read at bedtime
Recited on long car journeys
While pacing rooms
When fractious babies
Would not
Could not sleep
This is a book
Like a warm hug
It makes us feel calm
Comforted
Safe
This is a story that is magical
A story that is so much more than the words that you read
The pictures that you see
This is our story
And the story of so many families like ours
This is a story to read over and over
Again and again
This is just one more story mummy
This one is again, again
This is Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon
A bedtime story that has stood the test of time
And this year
Celebrates 70 years in publication
This classic picture book
From Macmillan Children’s Books
That has been read to many millions of children
Recited by multi millions of parents
The story of a room
A great green room
With a telephone
And a red balloon
And a picture
Of a cow jumping over the moon
A story that is a lullaby
A treasure hunt
A kiss and a cuddle goodnight
Esther, William and Bea all adore this story
They love searching the pages for the little white mouse
They love finding the objects named in the story
To make the story even more of an adventure
We created a storytelling tray
With items from the story
That can be held and played with
Bea likes to kiss them all goodnight
Sensory storytelling is great fun
We also play games with the tray
Like removing one of the objects
And the children guessing which is missing
We think how the story links to other rhymes and stories that we know
The most recent version of the book
Has a page of bedtime tips at the back
Ideas for establishing a calm end of the day routine
Including some soothing storytelling
This beautiful book for bedtime
This lovely lullaby
Would make a beautiful gift for a little one
It is definitely one of our most used tools
For when times are tough
There is something magical in the rhythm and tone of this poem
Making it a must have book
For all owners of small humans
For all men and ladies whispering hush
This classic beautiful book
Is for you
You can buy Goodnight Moon from Amazon for around £6
We made our storytelling tray using toys and items from around our house
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