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I'm sorry. I still don't get it. I was never read Goodnight Moon as a child, so I have no sense of nostalgia for the book. And despite the overwhelming pressur

I'm sorry. I still don't get it. I was never read Goodnight Moon as a child, so I have no sense of nostalgia for the book. And despite the overwhelming pressure society places on me reading it to my toddler, neither of us have any meaningful connection to the book. In contrast, you had A.A. Milne, Dr. Suess, and Dorothy Kunhardt all publishing some amazing (and radical!) children's books over decade earlier!

tablespoon 5y ago
> I'm sorry. I still don't get it. IMHO, it's a bedtime story for very young children. It's got a calming pace, a rhythm that you can probably appreciate even if you can't understand words yet, and lots of concrete nouns. > And despite the overwhelming pressure society places on me reading it to my toddler, neither of us have any meaningful connection to the book. I have a little one, and he has a meaningful connection to it, because he's at the stage where everyday things are super interesting and new. You give him some more "interesting" book, and he doesn't care about the "interesting" parts, and is more into the cups, the clocks, or the balls.
- itronitron 5y ago
  Bear Snores On is another great book for that age, although not as calming still good for bedtime :)
  - eitally 5y ago
    Agreed. And for people who like reading rhyming children's books, anything by Julia Donaldson is a good bet. https://www.amazon.com/Julia-Donaldson/e/B000APV1DK https://www.amazon.com/Julia-Donaldson/e/B000APV1DK
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pasquinelli 5y ago
damn, overwhelming pressure?
kingkawn 5y ago
Going for goodnight moon aggressively is hilarious
- zefhous 5y ago
  I would personally consider accusations of "aggression" in that particular comment to be unfounded.
  - pessimizer 5y ago
    Disagreement is actual violence.
    - zefhous 5y ago
      Yes, and nuance is dead.
      - kingkawn 5y ago
        Take solace that histrionic complaint is in full bloom
sumeno 5y ago
If you feel "overwhelming pressure" to read Goodnight Moon to your kid you must have lived a very pressure free life up until now

tablespoon 5y ago

> I'm sorry. I still don't get it. IMHO, it's a bedtime story for very young children. It's got a calming pace, a rhythm that you can probably appreciate even if you can't understand words yet, and lots of concrete nouns. > And despite the overwhelming pressure society places on me reading it to my toddler, neither of us have any meaningful connection to the book. I have a little one, and he has a meaningful connection to it, because he's at the stage where everyday things are super interesting and new. You give him some more "interesting" book, and he doesn't care about the "interesting" parts, and is more into the cups, the clocks, or the balls.

itronitron 5y ago
Bear Snores On is another great book for that age, although not as calming still good for bedtime :)
- eitally 5y ago
  Agreed. And for people who like reading rhyming children's books, anything by Julia Donaldson is a good bet. https://www.amazon.com/Julia-Donaldson/e/B000APV1DK https://www.amazon.com/Julia-Donaldson/e/B000APV1DK

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pasquinelli 5y ago

damn, overwhelming pressure?

kingkawn 5y ago

Going for goodnight moon aggressively is hilarious

zefhous 5y ago
I would personally consider accusations of "aggression" in that particular comment to be unfounded.
- pessimizer 5y ago
  Disagreement is actual violence.
  - zefhous 5y ago
    Yes, and nuance is dead.
    - kingkawn 5y ago
      Take solace that histrionic complaint is in full bloom

sumeno 5y ago

If you feel "overwhelming pressure" to read Goodnight Moon to your kid you must have lived a very pressure free life up until now