Goodnight Moon ABC: An Alphabet Book

Repurposing Hurd's original illustrations, this abecedarian adaptation pairs letters of the alphabet (and corresponding words) with objects and elements from the "great green room," including kittens, paintings, and a red balloon. The myriad objects and Hurd's ever-striking orange and green palette lend themselves well to the ABC format. And in keeping with the nature of the source material, the book concludes, not with a zebra, but with some bedtime zzzzs. Up to 5. (July) Copyright 2010 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.

PreS-K—amiliar objects in the classic story are arranged in alphabetical order and accompanied by upper- and lowercase letters in the original style and palette. "IiIn the great green room/JjJump over the moon." Letter "X" appears as the crossed arms of a pole dryer that holds pink mittens from clothespins and "ZzZzzz…" is accompanied by the line "Goodnight noises everywhere." Endpapers show the entire alphabet being investigated by two mice. The book conveys the timeless appeal of the original, and the literacy skill building will appeal to adults.—"Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA" Copyright 2010 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.