Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brownby Margaret Wise Brown
Ranked 2 of 5 picture books by recommenders
Parents recommend this classic bedtime picture book because kids love rereading it and its artwork keeps rewarding repeat readers.
Parents recommend this classic bedtime picture book because kids love rereading it and its artwork keeps rewarding repeat readers.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Kids love rereading it
“kids love rereading the same story over and over”
Comment from 26 Jun 2026 in “AI children's books, body horror edition” “where on your 10th reading you're still noticing little artistic differences from page to page”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Dolly Parton's Imagination Library” Kids of all ages love it
“That is a great book. All my kids loved it.”
Comment from 26 Jun 2026 in “AI children's books, body horror edition” “kids love rereading the same story over and over”
Comment from 26 Jun 2026 in “AI children's books, body horror edition” Still a great book
“That is a great book. All my kids loved it.”
Comment from 26 Jun 2026 in “AI children's books, body horror edition” “it's still a great book for kids”
Comment from 26 Jun 2026 in “AI children's books, body horror edition”
Other picture books people recommend
The four most recommended other picture books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frog and Toadby Arnold Lobel | 10 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Goodnight Moonby Margaret Wise BrownThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Little Blue Truckby Alice Schertle and Jill McElmurry | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Bea Wolfby Zach Weinersmith | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Where the Wild Things Areby Maurice Sendak | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“where on your 10th reading you're still noticing little artistic differences from page to page”
“kids love rereading the same story over and over”
“it's still a great book for kids”
“That is a great book. All my kids loved it.”
“Consider whether it's a good idea to replace Goodnight Moon or Bear Snores On”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.