Good Night, Gorilla

by Peggy Rathmann

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When a weary zookeeper says goodnight to the animals, he doesn't notice the gorilla steal his keys. Before you know it, there's a parade of animals following the zookeeper home and snuggling up in his comfortable house - even in his bed! With spare text and humorous, vibrant illustrations, this picture book will delight any little one who has tried to escape his own bedtime.

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Filled with vivid illustrations and simple text that build object recognition and vocabulary, the story will help develop bedtime routines.

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Good Night, Gorilla

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Good Night, Gorilla

by Peggy Rathmann

Rhyming, predictable text and lively illustrations from a Caldecott award-winning artist let children read along with this hilarious adventure of a mischievous gorilla who ?borrows? the zookeeper?s keys.

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Good Night, Gorilla

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Good Night Gorilla

Author: Peggy Rathmann

Interest Level:
Pre-K-1

Grade Level Equivalent:
1.2

Guided Reading Level:
NR

Age:
3-6

Genre:
Comedy and Humor, Fiction

Subject:
Cooperation and Teamwork, Zoo Animals, Resourcefulness

In this practically wordless bedtime story, a weary zookeeper bids good night to his charges and then goes home to bed. He doesn't notice, however, that clever Gorilla has pickpocketed his keys and is letting the animals out of their cages, one by one. In single file, they follow the zookeeper home and settle into comfy spots all around the bedroom he shares with his wife. Finally, a chorus chiming "good night" alerts the zookeeper's wife, whose eyes pop open in surprise in the darkness. As the zookeeper sleeps, she walks the animals home, and her final "Good night, zoo" means business. But watch out - Gorilla has done it again, however this time only Mouse gets to come along.

As she did in her Caldecott Medal-winning Officer Buckle and Gloria, Peggy Rathmann uses her expressive, richly colored pictures to give young readers a joyful look at what animals might do when people's backs are turned. Observant children will find extra fun in poring over the illustrations to follow the progress of a released balloon into the sky, laugh at Mouse's valiant efforts to carry one of Gorilla's bananas from cage to cage to house, find the animals in the zookeeper's family photos, and note the appropriate toys each animal has to play with (. . . is that a Babar doll in the elephant cage?). Irrepressible fun for any time of day, Good Night, Gorilla is a gem of a picture book from an award-winning author and illustrator.