I like this bedtime book. I also have the board book, but some of the pages are missing and the words are different in the board book. ( )

This story is focused around the point-of-view of the main character. The little one is convincing his body to calm down for sleep. He names body parts and, mentioning some of what they do in his busy day, he tells them to settle down for the night. Feet, knees, legs, tummy, bottom (“Enough wriggling, bottom. It’s time to be still.”), chest, hands, arms, neck, head, mouth, eyes (“Can you see any dreams yet?”). As his mother tucks him in and kisses him goodnight, he is drifting off to sleep. It is the cutest story.

This first picture book by Andrew Daddo is a wonderful bedtime book to help a child relax and settle down for sleep, and also be fun for a child who is learning to read. The illustrations by Emma Quay are delightful – soft and realistic-looking of the little orangutan. This is a book to treasure. ( )

It’s bedtime and a baby orangutan is settling into bed. Starting with his feet and working his way to his eyes, he says goodnight to each of his body parts until he finally exhausts himself and says, “Goodnight, Me. See you in the morning.”

The illustrations, done in pastels and watercolors, are gentle and help to create a calming atmosphere. The text is concise as the little orangutan settles each body part in for bed, “Legs, get some rest. We’ve got a lot of jumping to do tomorrow.”

Use this book as the finale to a pajama or body part themed storytime. Have the kids wiggle each body part that the orangutan mentions so that they finally end up laying on the floor with their eyes closed. If you’re reading this during a lapsit storytime, have the parents point to each body part on themselves and their baby.

Full Review at Picture-Book-a-Day: http://picturebookaday.blogspot.com/2012/04/book-92-goodnight-me-by-andrew-daddo...

This is a beautiful book - a little organ-utan says goodnight to each part of his body, eventually falling alseep as his mamma kisses him, The artwork is lovingly detailed, and the little guy has a clear Australian voice. Here's the author reading it out loud:
http://www.hachette.com.au/media/GoodnightMe.html ( )

The monkey says goodnight to every part of his body in this book until he goes to sleep. Alexander loves this book, even Nicky sat still to look at this one as we read it. Very sweet illustrations, plus A could relate to the picture where the monkey is sucking his thumb. ( )