If Animals Kissed Goodnight
Our Tales in Time Book Summary
This is a sweet story titled If Animals Kissed Good Night about a child that wonders how different animal parents and their offspring would kiss each other good night with hypothetical smooches! On the preceding pages there are different animal species with wonderful illustrations that explain how they would each kiss good night to show the unique ways that each would share their love with their animal families.
Bestselling Story Characters
This bestselling story includes many animal families from cute and fuzzy to those that slither. Here are just a few of the many animal species included in this 34-page, best-selling storybook.
- Sloth and her cub
- Parrot and chick
- Seal and calf
- Kangaroo and her joey
…and many more!
Ann Whitford Paul – Author of If Animals Kissed Goodnight
ANN WHITFORD PAUL is the author of numerous books for children as part of her Adorable Series, including the best-selling If Animals Kissed Goodnight If Animals Said I Love You, If Animals Went to School, and If Animals Celebrated Christmas, all illustrated by David Walker.
Ann graduated from the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University School of Social Work. She became inspired to write children’s picture books after years of bedtime reading to her four children. To date, Ann has published over 20 award-winning picture books including a book for adults about how to write picture books!
Ann states that “in elementary school, my writing sometimes got me into trouble. I often preferred finishing a book, more than doing my homework. If I thought about being a writer as a child. That dream was quickly squashed because I had terrible handwriting. I never got good grades on my stories, so I assumed I didn’t have the talent to be a writer.”
You can learn more about Ann online from her website at AnnWhifordPaul.com.
David Walker – Illustrator of If Animals Kissed Goodnight
David Walker has illustrated many children’s books besides If Animals Kissed Good Night. Some of those other books include Victoria Adler’s Baby, Come Away and Ann Whitford Paul’s Little Monkey Says Good Night. David lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and states on his website that ” I may possibly be the luckiest guy in the world because I get to draw and paint for a living!”
You can visit David Walker’s website with whimsical art at David Walker Studios.
If Animals Kissed Goodnight Reviews
The imaginative possibilities alone make this one stands out from the glut of sickly sweet bedtime books. It’s sure to send readers off to a gentle goodnight . . . after a kiss, of course.
Using soft colors Walker renders the nighttime rituals inventively, across pages and around panels, making this gentle book a satisfying bedtime selection.
Book Reading Video
If you’d like to see the book from cover to cover and hear an excellent reading of the story itself then watch this 3:16 short story reading by a YouTuber watch the video below before making your buying decision.
Where to Buy ‘If Animals Kissed Goodnight’ & Product Details
Product details
Lexile measure: AD600L
Grade level: Preschool – 1
Board book: 34 pages
ISBN-10: 0374300216
ISBN-13: 978-0374300210
Dimensions: 6.54 x 0.64 x 6.39 inches
Item Weight: 8.5 ounces
Reading level: 3 – 6 years
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (BYR); Illustrated edition (June 3, 2014)
Language: English
Best Sellers Rank: #5 in Books
Book FAQs
If Animals Kissed Goodnight Summary?
If animals kissed good night as humans do then how would they do it? Peacock and chick would spin a fan dance and kiss with a kickity high-stepping prance. Sloth and her cub would hang from a tree and start kissing soooo slooowwww!
If Animals Kissed Goodnight Age Range?
If Animals Kissed Goodnight is a preschool to age one, grade level book.
If Animals Kissed Goodnight Publisher?
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (BYR); Illustrated edition (June 3, 2014)
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