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Good Night, Mommy Bedtime Shadow Book

Inc. Peter Pauper Press Β· 2017
91/100
πŸ‘ Worth It

Emily Sollinger's bedtime book follows a child saying good night to her mommy and to everything she loved about her day, told in gentle rhyming text. The hook is a practical one: cut-out page windows cast shadow images on the wall or ceiling when you shine a flashlight or phone light through the pages, turning the reading into a small shared event. The maternal warmth and gratitude theme make it a genuinely cozy fit for the bedtime routine. The real-world caveat is that the shadow projection works variably β€” parent reviewers report that getting a clean focused image requires some fiddling, and very young children may end up more interested in the flashlight than the story. Worth the try for the right family, but preview expectations accordingly. A sweet gift for mothers and toddlers who like a little interactive magic before lights-out.

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