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Goodnight Moon

Margaret Wise Brown

In this classic of children's literature, beloved by generations of readers and listeners, the quiet poetry of the words and the gentle, lulling illustrations combine to make a perfect book for the end of the day. In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. "Goodnight room, goodni...

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

It was mentioned as a bedtime story read to Conan and his sons in their childhood, which was a routine before other books and content.

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Liza always read me Good Night Moon. After that, she'd read me the final days about Nixon's last days in office.

— Episode: Summer S’mores with Conan and the Chill...

Episode: Summer S’mores with Conan and the Chill Chums Seas...

It was mentioned as a bedtime story read to Conan and his sons in their childhood, which was a routine before other books and content.

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Liza always read me Good Night Moon. After that, she'd read me the final days about Nixon's last days in office.

Modern Wisdom

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Modern Wisdom

Waldinger used the classic children's book as an illustration of eudaimonic wellbeing, noting how repeatedly reading it became meaningful rather than fun. The reference served to differentiate hedonic and eudaimonic happiness.

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I've read her the book Goodnight Moon seven times. And she says, Mommy, read it to me one more time, one more time. ... And I'm exhausted. ... I'm falling asleep reading Goodnight Moon for the eighth...

— Episode: #578 - Dr Robert Waldinger - Lessons Fro...

Episode: #578 - Dr Robert Waldinger - Lessons From The Worl...

Waldinger used the classic children's book as an illustration of eudaimonic wellbeing, noting how repeatedly reading it became meaningful rather than fun. The reference served to differentiate hedonic and eudaimonic happiness.

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I've read her the book Goodnight Moon seven times. And she says, Mommy, read it to me one more time, one more time. ... And I'm exhausted. ... I'm falling asleep reading Goodnight Moon for the eighth time. No way. Is this the most meaningful thing I could be doing right now with my life? Absolutely.

99% Invisible

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99% Invisible

Goodnight Moon was inspired by a ritual Margaret Wise Brown would do to get herself out of bed when feeling sad. She would look at different objects in her room and count her blessings. Goodnight Moon simply reversed the ritual, a list you read to fall asleep. Anne Carol Moore, however, hated the book because it was influenced by the Bank Street school and contained no magical elements.

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The beginning of Goodnight Moon really is nothing more than a list. Documenting the objects in the bedroom of a little bunny getting ready to go to sleep. In the great green room, there was a telephon...

— Episode: Goodnight Nobody [rebroadcast]

Episode: Goodnight Nobody [rebroadcast]

Goodnight Moon was inspired by a ritual Margaret Wise Brown would do to get herself out of bed when feeling sad. She would look at different objects in her room and count her blessings. Goodnight Moon simply reversed the ritual, a list you read to fall asleep. Anne Carol Moore, however, hated the book because it was influenced by the Bank Street school and contained no magical elements.

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The beginning of Goodnight Moon really is nothing more than a list. Documenting the objects in the bedroom of a little bunny getting ready to go to sleep. In the great green room, there was a telephone and a red balloon and a picture of... there's no plot, no tension, just things. The cow jumping over the moon.

Goodnight bears, goodnight chairs... and yet everyone knows what to do when they get there. Which is chime in, right? What about this one next to it? And then you come to the page that says, Goodnight nobody, nobody. Well, what do you do with that? And it's up to the child to decide. And that's pure Bank Street. And I would say pure magic. And Ann Carol Moore hated it.

The report described Goodnight Moon as an unbearably sentimental piece of work. Which is just funny when I think of unbearable sentimentality as like the jacket copy of a book you would write for Ann Carol Moore. But it didn't matter. Goodnight Moon had the stink of Bank Street on it. The book was not recommended for purchase by expert.

That's how real it is to him.

Much as she did for children's books, I can't help feeling her influence was baleful on the whole. Am I wrong?

Episode: Goodnight Nobody

It was initially disliked by a prominent children's librarian, Ann Carroll Moore, resulting in the New York Public Library not carrying it until 1972, but it eventually became a huge success, selling millions of copies.

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Goodnight Moon, of course one of the most beloved children's books of all time, was not on the list.

The famous picture book where the little toddler rabbit says goodnight to all the objects in its massive bedroom.

And this librarian's name, according to the press release, was Ann Carroll Moore.

The report described Goodnight Moon as an unbearably sentimental piece of work.

The book was not recommended for purchase by expert.

Distractible

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Distractible

It was mentioned as a source of inspiration for another children's book, similar in style and feel.

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it's kind of like Good Night Moon

— Episode: Uplifting Children's Stories

Episode: Uplifting Children's Stories

It was mentioned as a source of inspiration for another children's book, similar in style and feel.

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it's kind of like Good Night Moon

The Viall Files

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The Viall Files

The hosts mentioned the classic bedtime picture book as an example of a children's book they imagined reading aloud.

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Goodnight Moon.

— Episode: E1052 - Housewives Impressions and Hot T...

Episode: E1052 - Housewives Impressions and Hot Takes w/ Mi...

The hosts mentioned the classic bedtime picture book as an example of a children's book they imagined reading aloud.

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Goodnight Moon.

Episode: E1052 - Housewives Impressions and Hot Takes w/ Mi...

The hosts mentioned it as a classic bedtime story they could read, noting its appeal as a children's book.

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Goodnight Moon? What's that? Children's Book Goodnight Moon? That is it. Yeah, yeah. Like her reading Goodnight Moon.

StarTalk Radio

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StarTalk Radio

It was mentioned as a book that LeVar Burton had read to Neil deGrasse Tyson, a touching and well-loved classic.

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Oh, that's right. Yeah, he read it to me. That's very cool. It was beautiful.

— Episode: Singing Science, with Kelly Clarkson

Episode: Singing Science, with Kelly Clarkson

It was mentioned as a book that LeVar Burton had read to Neil deGrasse Tyson, a touching and well-loved classic.

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Oh, that's right. Yeah, he read it to me. That's very cool. It was beautiful.

Episode: Singing Science, with Kelly Clarkson

It was mentioned as a book that LeVar Burton read to Neil deGrasse Tyson, contrasting it with the more vulgar "Go the Fuck to Sleep" book.

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Oh, that's right. Yeah, he read it to me. That's very cool. It was beautiful.

The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie and Katya

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The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie and Katya

This was mentioned as a book that Mrs. Kasha Davis could read to children. It was brought up as a funny example of a drag queen reading to children.

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Mrs. Kasha Davis reading like Goodnight Moon to a...

— Episode: The Exceptionally Erudite Courtney Act (...

Episode: The Exceptionally Erudite Courtney Act (Part 2) wi...

This was mentioned as a book that Mrs. Kasha Davis could read to children. It was brought up as a funny example of a drag queen reading to children.

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Mrs. Kasha Davis reading like Goodnight Moon to a...

True Crime with Kendall Rae

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True Crime with Kendall Rae

This was one of Oakley's favorite books, which she frequently asked her foster parents to read to her before bedtime, and she could recite many parts of it.

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She loved to read Brambert, Brambert. What do you see is one of her favorites. Yeah. I love you, Blanky. I love you, Blanky. I loved you since forever.

— Episode: What Really Happened to Oakley Carlson?...

Episode: What Really Happened to Oakley Carlson? We Demand...

This was one of Oakley's favorite books, which she frequently asked her foster parents to read to her before bedtime, and she could recite many parts of it.

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She loved to read Brambert, Brambert. What do you see is one of her favorites. Yeah. I love you, Blanky. I love you, Blanky. I loved you since forever.

Watch What Crappens

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Watch What Crappens

Teresa read a passage from this book out loud, though it was unclear what context it had in her diary.

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The part when you started to recite good night moon.

— Episode: #2487 RHONJ S14E10: Projectile Runway

Episode: #2487 RHONJ S14E10: Projectile Runway

Teresa read a passage from this book out loud, though it was unclear what context it had in her diary.

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The part when you started to recite good night moon.

TigerBelly

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TigerBelly

The hosts noted that a piece of merchandise was based on the children's title, describing a cute scene with a character sleeping in a bed and another figure on a chair, possibly reading. They mentioned the design as adorable but did not offer a recommendation or critique. The discussion was brief and focused on the visual details of the merch.

Episode: Angela White & Bobo Bumble Bee

The Goodnight Moon was a children's book. It featured a shirt with Bobby sleeping in a bed and Gilbo sitting on a chair.

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And then this one is called is based on Goodnight Moon, right Gil?

Yep. Yep, and it's really cute

You have Bobby sleeping in his bed right there and I think I'm sitting on the chair

You are like maybe reading you a book or something

Episode: Angela White & Bobo Bumble Bee

The Goodnight Moon merch featured Bobby sleeping in his bed and a figure sitting on a chair, possibly reading a book.

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And this one is called is based on Goodnight Moon, right Gil?

Yep. Yep, and it's really cute

You have Bobby sleeping in his bed right there and I think I'm sitting on the chair

You are like maybe reading you a book or something

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