Kiss Good Night

by Amy Hest

Book Overview

"An enchanting little story, with homey illustrations that add to its appeal." -- School Library Journal (starred review)

Outside, the wind blows and the rain comes down. Inside, it is Sam's bedtime. Mrs. Bear reads him a story, tucks him in, and brings him warm milk. "Are you ready now, Sam?" she asks. "I'm waiting," he says. What else does Sam need before going to sleep? Could Mrs. Bear have forgotten a kiss?

• Format: Board book
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763647489
• ISBN13: 9780763647483
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.8" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 3 years and under

Customer Reviews

Grandson loves Sam!!!

Kiss Good Night (Sam Books) As my grandson started wanting to be read to before bedtime. I found this book. He fell in love with Sam and has picked up the phrase" I'm waiting" when he wants a good night kiss. Also, Now all teddy bears are named Sam. I've told him he has to have his mommy take him to Sam's House now that he's started asking to go visit Sam & grandma is old and forgotten the way. He loves the book. He wants to play with sam.

Almost makes you wish for bad weather!

The wind is howling and the rain is slamming down, but Mama Bear is getting Sam all cozy and warm and tucked into bed. The story is sweet, but the illustrations, in my opinion, make this book better than your average good-night story. The warmth and coziness jump off the pages, making the reader almost envious of Sam and his comfy, soft bed. My daughter (4 months old) is still too young to understand this book (I'm sure she's too young to even understand what's going on when I read to her!) but she will stare, mesmerized, at every page. This has been a really fun book for us!

Sweet bedtime story

This is a great book I read to my boys at night, and I kiss them each time the mama bear kisses Sam. They giggle and squirm and think it's so much fun. I love this message and sweet story.

A heartwarming classic!!

I love reading this book to my son. I don't remember how old he was when we got it (probably less than 1). He's now three and we still read it and both enjoy it! Some other books get old after reading and rereading. Not this one. It's the perfect book to read to your child before bedtime and the art work is charming. I would definitely get the board book instead of the hardcover to survive the really young one's attentions.

Beautiful, cute story

This book is yet another triumph for Anita Jeram. Her other well known work is Guess How Much I Love You, which contains some of the most beautiful children's images ever. Jeram's latest work doesn't disappoint. Although the style is remarkably different, the pictures are colorful and beautiful to look at. Of course, the story is quite good too as mother bear puts baby bear to sleep and baby bear keeps mother bear guessing as to why he won't go to sleep yet. The ending is predictable but touches you nonetheless. A must-buy!!