Halloween Review: Goodnight Goon by Michael Rex
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Source: Purchased Hardcover, 32 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate
Goodnight Goon by Michael Rex is a fun little parody of Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, which was the first book my daughter was given when she was born. She still reads it to this day and sometimes even takes it home from her school library even though she owns a copy.
This story is chock full of all that's scary. Invading martians, pots of goo, werewolves, ghouls, and more. The rhymes mirror those in the original but with a horrifying twist. Our favorite part was when the monster was told by the werewolf child to get under the bed. Of course! That's where monsters belong.
Goodnight Goon by Michael Rex is a dark, twisted take on the children's bedtime story, but still goofy and fun to keep children from crying out for mom in their sleep.
RATING: Cinquain
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