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Goodnight Goon: a Petrifying Parody

Illustrated by Michael Rex

Illustrated by Michael Rex

By Michael Rex
Illustrated by Michael Rex

By Michael Rex
Illustrated by Michael Rex

By Michael Rex
Illustrated by Michael Rex

By Michael Rex
Illustrated by Michael Rex

By Michael Rex
Illustrated by Michael Rex

By Michael Rex
Illustrated by Michael Rex

Hardcover $16.99

Aug 14, 2008 | 32 Pages | 3-5 years

Ebook $6.99

Aug 16, 2012 | 30 Pages | Baby-3

Board Book $14.99

Aug 14, 2018 | 30 Pages | Baby-3

Board Book $6.99

Aug 16, 2012 | 30 Pages | Baby-3

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    About Goodnight Goon: a Petrifying Parody

    The #1 New York Times bestselling picture book parody will have kids howling with laughter.  

    Goodnight tomb. Goodnight goon. Goodnight Martians taking over the moon.

    It’s bedtime in the cold gray tomb with a black lagoon, and two slimy claws, and a couple of jaws, and a skull and a shoe and a pot full of goo. But as a little werewolf settles down, in comes the Goon determined at all costs to run amok and not let any monster have his rest.

    A beloved classic gets a kind-hearted send up in this utterly monsterized parody; energetic art and a hilarious text will have kids begging to read this again and again.

    About Goodnight Goon: a Petrifying Parody

    The #1 New York Times bestselling picture book parody will have kids howling with laughter.  

    Goodnight tomb. Goodnight goon. Goodnight Martians taking over the moon.

    It’s bedtime in the cold gray tomb with a black lagoon, and two slimy claws, and a couple of jaws, and a skull and a shoe and a pot full of goo. But as a little werewolf settles down, in comes the Goon determined at all costs to run amok and not let any monster have his rest.

    A beloved classic gets a kind-hearted send up in this utterly monsterized parody; energetic art and a hilarious text will have kids begging to read this again and again.

    About Goodnight Goon: a Petrifying Parody

    The #1 New York Times bestselling parody romp is now available as an oversized board book!

    Goodnight tomb. Goodnight goon. Goodnight Martians taking over the moon.

    It’s bedtime in the cold gray tomb with a black lagoon, and two slimy claws, and a couple of jaws, and a skull and a shoe and a pot full of goo. But as a little werewolf settles down, in comes the Goon determined at all costs to run amok and not let any monster have his rest.

    A beloved classic gets a kind-hearted send up in this utterly monsterized parody. Energetic art and a hilarious text will have kids begging to read this again and again.

    About Goodnight Goon: a Petrifying Parody

    The #1 New York Times bestselling picture book parody is a must-have board book! 

    Goodnight tomb. Goodnight goon. Goodnight Martians taking over the moon.

    It’s bedtime in the cold gray tomb with a black lagoon, and two slimy claws, and a couple of jaws, and a skull and a shoe and a pot full of goo. But as a little werewolf settles down, in comes the Goon determined at all costs to run amok and not let any monster have his rest.

    A beloved classic gets a kind-hearted send up in this utterly monsterized parody; energetic art and a hilarious text will have kids begging to read this again and again.

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    About Michael Rex

    MICHAEL REX is the creator of over thirty books for children, including the number one bestseller Goodnight Goon and the Fangbone! series. He also illustrated With Any Luck, I’ll Drive a Truck (by David Friend). He was inspired to create… More about Michael Rex

    About Michael Rex

    MICHAEL REX is the creator of over thirty books for children, including the number one bestseller Goodnight Goon and the Fangbone! series. He also illustrated With Any Luck, I’ll Drive a Truck (by David Friend). He was inspired to create… More about Michael Rex

    About Michael Rex

    MICHAEL REX is the creator of over thirty books for children, including the number one bestseller Goodnight Goon and the Fangbone! series. He also illustrated With Any Luck, I’ll Drive a Truck (by David Friend). He was inspired to create… More about Michael Rex

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
    Aug 14, 2008 | 32 Pages | 10 x 8-3/8 | 3-5 years | ISBN 9780399245343

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
    Aug 16, 2012 | 30 Pages | Baby-3 | ISBN 9781101648094

    Category: Children’s Board Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Board Book | $14.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
    Aug 14, 2018 | 30 Pages | 10-1/4 x 9-1/4 | Baby-3 | ISBN 9780525518679

    Category: Children’s Board Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Board Book | $6.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
    Aug 16, 2012 | 30 Pages | 6 x 5 | Baby-3 | ISBN 9780399260117

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    Praise

    “A clever offering just right for graduates of bedtimes with Goodnight Moon.” —School Library Journal

    “[A] snort-inducing parody of one of children’s literature’s most sacred texts. . . . [W]hat fun it is.” —Kirkus Reviews

    “[A] lot of fun, and it may inspire kids to come up with their own retellings of other familiar classics.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

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