Goodnight Moon Analysis
In the children’s bedtime storybook, Goodnight Moon, written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd, the author introduces the reader to “… the great green room” (1) in which greeting the inanimate objects that are first seen when the story begins. The storybook consists of simple lines of rhymes throughout each page along with the aesthetics of vibrantly painted illustrations to keep the child’s interest. The main theme of the book – saying “goodnight” to different objects around the bedroom – assists parents in developing their young child’s development. It is also utilized as a method to prepare young children to go to sleep as it in a way is a countdown until the child eventually falls asleep, as everything in the room
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Self-consciousness is also discovered during early childhood in which children begin to have feelings of guilt, shame, or embarrassment. Fears start to take shape in a child’s life that can include the dark, monsters, or school. Children should be taught that some of the imaginary concepts should not be feared of such as the dark in which it is more fear of the unknown, and that by knowing by turning on the light switch, the things in the dark are not as frightening as imagined. Goodnight Moon is an excellent choice of book to teach children of the fears they could have including the dark or monsters which are common before bedtime. As objects are being named in the story, fears could also be brought up and discussed about which is an example of a symbol-real-world-relation. Also, it should come to surface of the understanding that school is to educate and assist in social development with peers, and not that the parent is there to abandon the child and will return routinely. Self- concept becomes more apparent starting in early childhood as the child grows which includes being aware of what one likes or dislikes, but not yet defining true personality traits. With Goodnight Moon, a parent could be actively involved with their child while reading and ask questions pertaining to the child’s likes and dislikes of certain objects and toys in the bedroom setting of the book and relate back to real life. In peer relationships, the child will exercise their social and emotional skills by understanding another child’s feelings and thoughts, and care for one
Self-consciousness is also discovered during early childhood in which children begin to have feelings of guilt, shame, or embarrassment. Fears start to take shape in a child’s life that can include the dark, monsters, or school. Children should be taught that some of the imaginary concepts should not be feared of such as the dark in which it is more fear of the unknown, and that by knowing by turning on the light switch, the things in the dark are not as frightening as imagined. Goodnight Moon is an excellent choice of book to teach children of the fears they could have including the dark or monsters which are common before bedtime. As objects are being named in the story, fears could also be brought up and discussed about which is an example of a symbol-real-world-relation. Also, it should come to surface of the understanding that school is to educate and assist in social development with peers, and not that the parent is there to abandon the child and will return routinely. Self- concept becomes more apparent starting in early childhood as the child grows which includes being aware of what one likes or dislikes, but not yet defining true personality traits. With Goodnight Moon, a parent could be actively involved with their child while reading and ask questions pertaining to the child’s likes and dislikes of certain objects and toys in the bedroom setting of the book and relate back to real life. In peer relationships, the child will exercise their social and emotional skills by understanding another child’s feelings and thoughts, and care for one