The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Perlman, Willa

Good Night, World

40 pp. | Simon/Beach Lane | July, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4424-0197-6 $16.99

(2) PS Illustrated by Carolyn Fisher. A child sends good-night wishes to outer space, various ecosystems, and then home. Perlman's lilting, rhythmic text has a reassuring predictability and is thoughtfully placed on the pages. Fisher's beautifully textured mixed-media illustrations spill across the spreads, with impressionistic landscapes taking form through swathes of saturated color. An appended "Saying Good Night Around the World" spread features sixteen different languages.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2011