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Good Night, Gorilla
Good Night Gorilla
Author: Peggy Rathmann
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ISBN-13: 9780399224454
ISBN-10: 0399224459
Publication Date: 4/13/1994
Pages: 32
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Rating:
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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4.4 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Book Type: Hardcover
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20 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on + 3352 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Book only, no plush animal left with it. Just as the other reviews have said, this is a delightful book. I always find myself as wrapped up in watching the animals sneak into the zookeepers bed and then his wife having to take them back (well not all, a couple manage to stay warm and cozy in the zookeeper's bed).
reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on + 26 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
My kids wanted to read this every night! It's a hilarious little book about a gorilla who steals the zookeeper's keys and lets all the other animals out. It has no words, so we all got creative with telling the story in our own words.
Cordelia avatar reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on + 153 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is my all-time favorite for a bedtime story! I love the brightly colored pictures and the story is just too cute. The guard at the zoo is on his way home after his shift and the animals are pretty smart cookies. It's the animals adventures with the night watchman and his family. I just can't give the story away-just read it. You'll love it...It's easy enough for a beginning reader to give it a try as well. Fun to act out with some favorite stuffed animals too.

I suggest the other Peggy Rathmann books as well-10 Minutes 'Til Bedtime and Officer Buckle and Gloria. They are all based around the town of Napville. 10 Minutes takes you on the furry little creatures Bedtime Tour. Officer Buckle and Gloria is a safety book with Safety Tip # 101 Always Stick With Your Buddy! Highly recommend!!
Bernie avatar reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on
Helpful Score: 1
An unobservant zookeeper is followed home by all the animals he thinks he has left behind in the zoo.
reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on + 25 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
How darn cute. My daughter laughed every time!
homersherry avatar reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on
Very cute book aimed towards 7 and under.
reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on + 177 more book reviews
Very little text. Charming story for bedtime. A good snuggling book.
reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on
Loved it. Loved it. Loved it. I think my 7 month old baby did too.
reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on + 12 more book reviews
My little nephew (14 months) loved this book! He had me read it to him again and again. It's a really cute little story about a bunch of animals that follow a zoo keeper home at night. Obviously this is a board book, so I didn't expect the story to be complex at all, but it is VERY simple and mostly pictures and one or two word sentences. Very cute for a little one.
reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on
we love it! so cute for the little ones.
reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on
I love the simplicity of the book,
reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on
Very cute illustrations of different zoo animals...and each animal's cage is a different color and matches its key, teaching colors and matching. It's simple and fun, and silly. Could you imagine an elephant and a monkey coming home to bed with you?
buzzby avatar reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on + 6062 more book reviews
This is my various Kindergarten class's all time most popular book. They pick it all the time, not sure if it's because it's a board book, there are basically no words (beyond good, night, and an animal's name.
TeaWithMe avatar reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on + 31 more book reviews
Youngsters are delighted by this book of few words with a BIG story. The pictures make it possible for the child to 'read' it to you instead of the other way around. So fun!
reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on + 14 more book reviews
This is another of my 16 month old daughter's favorites. She likes the pictures, and that I make the animal's noises on each page. I like that I can narrate a lot of extra story elements with how little text is printed.
nana23 avatar reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on + 243 more book reviews
This is a fantastic kid's book on several levels. The pictures are adorable and the story line is quite simple. If I didn't have another copy, I would not get rid of this book.
reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on + 17 more book reviews
LOVE this book! Maybe that is why we had 3 copies here! :0)
reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on + 106 more book reviews
Board book good-night story, a favorite of ours.
reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on + 7 more book reviews
Wonderful book. Nice sturdy board book. My granddaughter
loves this book.
spiral avatar reviewed Good Night, Gorilla on + 21 more book reviews
A great book!