A Margaret Wise Brown Gift Set: Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny FROM OUR EDITORS
The Barnes & Noble Review
Imagining the landscape of children's literature without the legendary team of Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd seems nearly impossible. Their collaborative success and the sheer genius of The Runaway Bunny and Goodnight Moon have made these classics favorites spanning the generations.
Goodnight Moon offers children a place of peace and comfort, allowing them to be grateful for they have. Steady rhythm and exquisite poetry flow through the book. Hurd's cozy illustrations match the text, and these simple images convey a life in simpler times.
The Runaway Bunny reassures youngsters that a mother's love supersedes all the woes of life. Her steadfast devotion and immense heart comfort children and adults alike. Hurd's illustrations mix magic and reality, conveying to readers that he, too, is well aware of the magic in Mother's hug.
These infinite classics are available in this splendid cloth slipcased edition. A perfect gift for a new mother and a new baby. (Amy Barkat)
FROM THE PUBLISHER
From one of the most popular author and illustrator teams in children's history, Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd, come these two beloved hardcover picture books -- Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny -- now available in a cloth slipcase edition for children to treasure.
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
Just in time for gift-giving season, the two hardcover staples for every nursery Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown, illus. by Clement Hurd are now available in a handsome fabric-covered shrink-wrapped cardboard sleeve as A Margaret Wise Brown Gift Set. In addition, an oversize board book edition of Goodnight Moon makes the great green room larger than ever, allowing readers to trace with ease the tiny mouse that appears in each spread. (Sept.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
Children's Literature
Margaret Wise Brown's book Runaway Bunny was published in 1942 and it is still going strong. Little Bunny says he wants to head out on his own, and but Mama responds to all of escapades with reassurance that she will always be there. Little Bunny finally decides that he might as well stay at home in the loving comfort of his Mamma's arms. Black and white illustrations alternate with full color spreads whenever Mama responds with her unconditional love and care. After more than fifty years, Goodnight Moon also is still in print. It is a soothing bedtime story that parents can read to their very young ones. All of the elements are there, alternating black and white and full color spreads and the little mouse who appears in each colorful scene. Full size editions of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny have been packaged in a slipcase to create an attractive gift set. 2001, HarperCollins, $31.95. Ages 1 to 4. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot
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