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Sometimes-bumpy couplets take readers through a Goodnight Moon–type bidding of goodnights to things around the world, from ships and trains to animals and plants to stars, finally ending with a toddler in bed. The bedroom scene reveals that the objects are actually toys in the room. Charcoal and watercolor illustrations use rounded shapes and soft colors but include some jarring compositions.