Goodnight Goat - Bonnwit Kabrit: a Haitian bedtime story

By Elizabeth Turnbull

Book Overview

Goodnight Goat / Bonnwit Kabrit is a lovely bicultural bedtime story for young children everywhere." -The Midwest Book Review

In this delightful, rhyming bedtime story, children journey across Haiti, saying goodnight to scenes the nation's children would know from their daily lives. From the calico cat to the pink flowers of the bougainvillea to the sweet goat nestled beneath the starry sky, children will embark on an exciting bedtime journey as one by one they say, bonnwit. Words of Haitian Creole are sprinkled throughout the text to expand children's vocabulary and introduce them to a new language. A helpful pronunciation guide at the back teaches readers how to say the words aloud. "Well worth acquiring." -Kirkus Reviews

Words of Haitian Creole are sprinkled throughout the text to expand children's vocabulary and introduce them to a new language. A helpful pronunciation guide at the back teaches readers how to say the words aloud.

"Beautiful illustrations show tints from blues to browns and reds gradually darkening into the night, inviting sleep. Bonnwit Kabrit is a lovely bicultural bedtime story for young children everywhere." -The Midwest Book Review

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611530733
• ISBN13: 9781611530735
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Li Li Books
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 2 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1