By Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrated by Clement Hurd
HarperCollins Children's Books
Hardcover

Over the Moon is a collection of three books in one. Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny and My World are all written by late children's book author Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by late artist Clement Hurd.

Goodnight Moon is celebrating its 60th anniversary. A sweet little bunny tells everything in his room goodnight as he settles in for the night.

A red balloon. Kittens. Mittens. A comb. A brush. The bunny describes his room and wishes all of his daytime play things goodnight. The illustrations also describe the room, giving parents the perfect opportunity to show each item to their children as they read.

Over the Moon Excerpt "Shucks," said the bunny. "I might just as well stay where I am and be your little bunny." And so he did. "Have a carrot," said the mother bunny. © Margaret Wise Brown Published with permission from HarperCollins Children's

The Runaway Bunny features a boy bunny who wants to run away from home. He describes all of the many adventures he will take to leave the comfort of his home and mommy.

But mommy bunny isn't about to let her baby boy run away. She describes the many adventures she will take to bring her bunny boy back home.

My World is a fun story full of rhymes. Comparisons like mother's chair versus my chair show big differences in adult sizes and child sizes.

All stories are perfect bedtime tales for parents reading to young children. They're also good starter stories for children learning how to read.

Bookworm's Briefing
Margaret Wise Brown's books still entertain children of all ages, even though the children's book author died more than 50 years ago. Illustrator Clement Hurd passed away in 1988 but his creative pictures are still adored by today's children and adults alike.