Good Night Gorilla
Paperback
It’s bedtime at the zoo, and all the animals are going to sleep. Or are they? Find out in this perfect-formed classic bedtime story, loved by generations of young readers.
‘Good night, Gorilla,’ says the zookeeper as he finishes his rounds at the zoo. But Gorilla has other ideas, sneakily stealing the zookeeper’s keys and letting himself out of his cage … then letting Elephant, Lion, Hyena, Giraffe and Armadillo out too! Will anyone go to bed?!
· Perfect for readers aged 2 and up.
· Gently funny, calming, comforting and nostalgic – the perfect book for bedtime.
· Packed full of detail to spot over and over again!
· A must-have for every child’s bookshelf, alongside the likes of Goodnight Moon, Dear Zoo, Elmer, The Gruffalo, Guess How Much I Love You and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Featured in Junior magazine’s top 100 children’s books
RRP: £7.99
Imprint
Farshore
ISBN
978-1-4052-6376-4
Publication Date
04-06-2012
Format
Paperback
Pages
36 pages
Dimensions
270x204mm
Product Description
It’s bedtime at the zoo, and all the animals are going to sleep. Or are they? Find out in this perfect-formed classic bedtime story, loved by generations of young readers.
‘Good night, Gorilla,’ says the zookeeper as he finishes his rounds at the zoo. But Gorilla has other ideas, sneakily stealing the zookeeper’s keys and letting himself out of his cage … then letting Elephant, Lion, Hyena, Giraffe and Armadillo out too! Will anyone go to bed?!
· Perfect for readers aged 2 and up.
· Gently funny, calming, comforting and nostalgic – the perfect book for bedtime.
· Packed full of detail to spot over and over again!
· A must-have for every child’s bookshelf, alongside the likes of Goodnight Moon, Dear Zoo, Elmer, The Gruffalo, Guess How Much I Love You and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Featured in Junior magazine’s top 100 children’s books
Author
Peggy Rathmann
Peggy Rathmann(1953–2026) wrote her first children's book,Ruby the Copycat, in 1991, turning an embarrassing personal incident into a well-received story and earning the "most promising new author" distinction in the 1991Publishing WeeklyCuffies Awards. Her second book,Good Night, Gorilla, was an American Library Association Notable Children's Book and her third title,Officer Buckle and Gloria, allowed Rathmann to walk off with the Caldecott Medal in 1996.Good Night Gorillawas inspired by Peggy's love for gorillas. She said, "I wanted to teach sign language to gorillas, but after taking a class in signing, I realised what I'd rather do was draw pictures of gorillas".
Imprint
Farshore
ISBN
978-1-4052-6376-4
Publication Date
04-06-2012
Format
Paperback
Pages
36 pages
Dimensions
270x204mm
Product Description
It’s bedtime at the zoo, and all the animals are going to sleep. Or are they? Find out in this perfect-formed classic bedtime story, loved by generations of young readers.
‘Good night, Gorilla,’ says the zookeeper as he finishes his rounds at the zoo. But Gorilla has other ideas, sneakily stealing the zookeeper’s keys and letting himself out of his cage … then letting Elephant, Lion, Hyena, Giraffe and Armadillo out too! Will anyone go to bed?!
· Perfect for readers aged 2 and up.
· Gently funny, calming, comforting and nostalgic – the perfect book for bedtime.
· Packed full of detail to spot over and over again!
· A must-have for every child’s bookshelf, alongside the likes of Goodnight Moon, Dear Zoo, Elmer, The Gruffalo, Guess How Much I Love You and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Featured in Junior magazine’s top 100 children’s books
Author
Peggy Rathmann
Peggy Rathmann(1953–2026) wrote her first children's book,Ruby the Copycat, in 1991, turning an embarrassing personal incident into a well-received story and earning the "most promising new author" distinction in the 1991Publishing WeeklyCuffies Awards. Her second book,Good Night, Gorilla, was an American Library Association Notable Children's Book and her third title,Officer Buckle and Gloria, allowed Rathmann to walk off with the Caldecott Medal in 1996.Good Night Gorillawas inspired by Peggy's love for gorillas. She said, "I wanted to teach sign language to gorillas, but after taking a class in signing, I realised what I'd rather do was draw pictures of gorillas".