This STEM-themed parody of "Goodnight Moon" is a delightful surprise that we never knew we needed. Not only is it clever, but it is updated perfectly for our modern-day world. The rhythm of the words matches the cadence of the original story to a T and brings back happy memories for children and parents alike while also creating new ones. 5/5 stars.

Pretty cute! Not necessarily what I was expecting but still fun.

The perfect book for those who loved science or are fans of the original Good Night Moon book.

I wasn't a big fan of Goodnight Moon, and my opinion of this version is no different. Sure, we see a lot of science type objects. But that's it. We see them. No real sense of what they are for, what the scientist does.

'Goodnight Lab: A Scientific Parody' by Chris Ferrie is similar to a famous children's book. I've read a couple of these, and this one is not too bad.

Life as a scientist can be tiring. The scientist in this lab starts her night by bidding goodnight to the items around her. There are lasers and notebooks and a picture of a famous scientist. There are other items too.

It is a clever enough concept. This book mimics the color scheme of the original, but the digital drawings just lack some warmth.

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As Chris Ferrie showed us in General Relativity for Babies, he believes it's never too early to introduce scientific concepts to children. Goodnight, Lab follows the pattern of the age-old classic picutre book Goodnight, Moon, naming items around a scientific laboratory.

The budding scientist will be introduced to--and can say goodnight to--new friends like Albert Einstein and a "grumpy old professor shouting 'publish.'" Other new "friends" include the ammeter, the voltmeter, the thermometer, the spectrometer, the liquid nitrogen, the compressed air, and the laser.

This isn't a great book with great art. But it's cute. Scientists will love it, and will love to read it to their kids.


Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!

This was a really cute idea that wasn't executed as well as it could have been. I'm pregnant with my first, LOVE Goodnight Moon, and am married to a scientist. I was so excited to read this book! It was okay, but somewhat disappointing. I would check this out from the library but probably not purchase a copy for myself.

Does this book look kind of familiar? Well if you are acquainted with "Goodnight Moon" (one of the best sellers of all time), then this book will bring back fond memories. It is a wonderful salute to those happy moments spent reading that book over and over and over again.

This is a delightful parody is written to stimulate brains, introduce kids to new words and concepts, and to give an insight into how a scientist conducts her life every single day. I love the fact that the scientist was a girl. Very good indeed.

Kids get to witness a scientific lab with its many components and then say goodnight to the people and items that are found within. A fun exercise would be to copycat the goodnight ritual by saying goodnight to the things around your child's room before its lights out.

Both kids and adults will appreciate that everyone (and thing) has an end to their day and it's wonderful to wrap everything up and say good night because tomorrow will be here before you know it with all its busyness and possibilities.

Goodnight Lab: A Scientific Parody is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Chris Ferrie.

According to the back cover, "Life as a scientist can be stressful. Find relief with this sweet parody and say good night to the tools strewn around your laboratory. While poking fun at the clutter and chaos of lab life, this book gives scientists of all ages the perfect way to end the day before returning to the world of research in the morning!"

Within thirty-two pages, Goodnight Lab is geared towards ages four to eight, yet scientists of all ages might enjoy this creative parody book.


Note: I received this book from NetGalley, which is a program designed for bloggers to write book reviews in exchange for ebooks, yet the opinions expressed in this review are my own.

This is a very nice parody of Goodnight Moon - very much in keeping with this Summer Reading Theme "Reading by Design". Maybe because it was an ebook version I thought the rhythm was a little off, because I could only see one page at a time. I think this book is brilliant for anyone, and is a great way to introduce words kids have likely never heard before - spectrometer, voltometer, etc - urging them to ask questions and encouraging inquisitiveness.

This is a delightful parody of a classic. My favorite is the grumpy professor yelling "publish." The cleverness of the situation and the craft of the rhymes makes this a must for children, introducing science in a fun and engaging way.

This parody of the ubiquitous Goodnight Moon takes us to a great green science lab. No cows jumping over the moon here, rather a stern Einstein. And no mush or whispering old lady: a rubbish bin and a professor shouting publish instead. Parents who work in scientific fields will get a kick out of this fun book but the younger audience will need some explanations about spectrometers and voltmeters. But maybe Chris Ferrie’s book will inspire a future generation of scientists with Einstein as their hero. After all, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” A great book for science-minded parents and parents-to-be to share with their future geniuses.

A good parody of Goodnight moon. A scientist says goodnight to their lab and their grumpy professor yelling “PUBLISH”. I think the publish concept maybe hard for little ones to understand, but I love introducing kids to science young.

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I'm curious to see how the kids react to this one. I worry that the content would be over the head of those that would like the format of 'Goodnight Moon'. I, however, enjoyed it very much. I also believe in exposing young children to nice scientific vocabulary. I'm not sure this one will hit that mark though.

Who hasn't read Goodnight Moon? I think most readers have come across it in their lifetime. Do I dare say it's a classic children's literature? This was a cute scientific parody of Goodnight Moon.

A fun look around the room and the objects inside with a great picture and quote of Einstein hanging on the wall. We even get an "old professor" peeking into the room at one point. Then after we've been shown the room we get to say goodnight to everything.

Great tribute to the original illustrations and feel of Goodnight Moon! A fun nostalgic feeling for sure with a new story sure to be enjoyed by many! There's just something about that green, yellow and red color scheme that brings back happy memories of reading this when I was younger as well as to my children and friend's children. Great memories!

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I am so excited to see this book! My toddler and I enjoy reading
Goodnight Moon, so this is what drew me to this book. I like that this book is attempting to introduce the world of a scientist and a curiosity for science at a young age. I appreciate that this book uses academic vocabulary and exposes children to different scientific tools. I would give this to other parents or teachers as a gift and recommend to those who love science.

I have a couple suggestions. First, I would have liked to see the illustration of the scientist in the lab be more dynamic and in different positions on a few pages, similar to the bunny in Goodnight Moon. It added a sense of realness and movement to the original that seems missing in this book. Second, I would love to see this book also available in board book format. I think it would also do well with
children younger than 4. As a mother of a toddler, I would prefer to buy this as a board book and give it to other parents as a board book.

Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book. It was a pleasure to read this work!

For budding scientists everywhere, this book is for you. Some things I love about this book...
-it's a girl scientist
-it's got the real names of the real items in a lab. Those kids that would be interested in any of this would pick up on those things right away!
-a fun movement from the original GM to this one

I loved the idea of this book and the execution. It was wonderful.

Goodnight Lab is a fun spoof on Goodnight Moon for budding scientists. It introduces a variety of scientific terms and items in a fun way. This would be a great gift for little scientists.

lol, this was awesome. I loved Goodnight Moon when I was a kid, but this one is just as great. My nine year old is really into science and he liked this read. I was hoping for a little more in the art department, but that's okay. I'll live. Four stars for Goodnight Lab.

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