because Kathryn and Michael liked it so much
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Well, imo it's too syrupy, esp. the art. And the "If" in the title is key, because of course some animals do actually kiss goodnight, but generally not like we do. I think the elephants and wolves are probably pretty close though. ( )

In a cozy bedtime chat with her mom, a young girl wonders how animal families might say good night. Would Wolf and his pup “kiss and then HOWL”? Would Bear and her cub “kiss and then GROWL”? But what about Sloth and her baby? They move soooo slooowwwww . . . they’re sure to be kissing from early evening until long after everyone else is fast asleep! With its whimsical art and playful rhymed verse, this affectionate picture book is bound to become a bedtime favorite

I think this book is perfect for families to read during bed time. It allows them to bond with each other and show them how much they love each other. I believe

I really liked this book. This story was mostly about a little girl who is chatting with her mom. She asks how animals would kiss goodnight, which lead into the story "If Animals Kissed Goodnight." It's a great bedtime story. The big idea is imagination and curiosity. One of the reasons I liked this was because of the writing style.For example, "If animals kissed like we kiss good night, Giraffe and his calf would stretch their necks high and kiss just beneath the top of the sky." This was this is written is peaceful to me, which fits into the bedtime story category. I also like the a young girl is saying this and asking her mother. Another reason I really liked this book was because of the colors. There weren't very many colors, but the colors that were chosen we also peaceful and relaxing. For example, the main color of the book is blue. It's a relaxing blue that fits perfectly with the story, since the story is all about kissing goodnight. I really liked this book. ( )

discusses what animals would do if they kissed goodnight. discusses different types of animals and some of their characteristics
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This is a cute story. I feel like it would do very well after a lunch time to calm the students down some. ( )

Summary:
About a little girl and her mother at night, the little girl is asking her mom how different animals say good night to one another. They go from one animal to another and discuss how they all say goodnight. She realizes animal mothers and their babies are a lot alike.

Personal Reaction:
This book was so cute. I loved it. The illustrations were so amazing. It explained the whole story and showed love through the pictures.

Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. Talk about how their parents say goodnight to them.
2. Ask them to draw what part was there favorite. ( )

This fun little book is about a little girl who starts to think that maybe animals say good night just like us humans do. She goes throughout the book talking about all the different animals and how they would say good night. ( )

this is a cute book. It shows many different mama animals and their babies kissing goodnight. At the very beginning of the book the sloth and her cub are introduced, they are brought back into the story 2 or three more times. It makes the story tie in together. The illustrations are very pretty. I like how it shows many different scenes. night, day, sun setting, and so on. the colors are warm and welcoming. ( )

Paul, A.W. (2008). If Animals Kissed Goodnight. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

If Animals Kissed Goodnight shares the way a number of animals kiss goodnight. While some strict adults may frown upon all the anthropomorphized animals, there is still a lot of fun vocabulary words that toddlers and other youngins can learn from this text. Most of the text is structured into rhyming couplets, which works well.

As the story progresses, the sun sets, brining nighttime to the animals in the illustrations and preparing the reader for bed. Following Walker's other books, these illustrations are light, pleasant and with a sense of humor that matches the text well.

Activities to do with the book:

This is a wonderful bedtime read, probably best left for parents or siblings to read to young kids. I suppose the book would also work for nap time, but I'd still recommend sharing it among family. A teacher reading about all this kissing could be a little...awkward.



If a teacher or parent is bent on turning this story into a lesson, they could focus on the rhyming couplets and have young students try to make their own rhymes and illustrations of animals or family members.

Favorite Quotes:



"If animals kissed like we kiss goodnight,..."

"Walrus calf and her papa would make whiskery swishes,

rubbing each other in scritch-scratchy kisses."

"If animals kissed like we kiss good night,

the sky would turn black, the moon would shine bright,"

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Reading Level- P-1
Awards- finalist for SCIBA award

Independent reading for grades pre k - k5
finalist for the SCIBA book award

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