![]() ![]() We received multiple copies of each when our daughter was born, and both have become baby shower gift staples. However, as I alluded to earlier, they are also probably the two most popular books in the world to give to new parents. And Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny are the world’s most popular illustrated zen mantras for children. Reading board books to the very young is a meditative experience, which, I’ll admit, I miss now that my daughter is older. As you read Margaret Wise Brown’s verses aloud, you can watch your child get sucked into the cadence of the words and the details of the illustrations and just see this sense of confident calm spread across their faces. They have this amazing rhythm to their text, which is somehow both calming and stimulating. On the contrary, Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny are such ubiquitous baby reads because they’re really damn good. ![]() ![]() This is not to say that either of these are bad books. 70% of the universe's missing dark matter is made up of copies of "Goodnight Moon" ![]()
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