Goodnight Sounds

A poetic, beautifully illustrated picture book about finding lullabies in the sounds of nature and the world around us.

What sounds help you fall asleep?
Is it the hooting of a great horned owl, hidden in the shadows of an oak tree?
Or the whistling wind slipping through the needles of a pine tree?

Explore nighttime sounds of all kinds, from trilling crickets to train wheels that go clickity-clack, from raindrops on a slick metal roof to the steady ticking of an old clock. Take a journey from the foghorns of San Francisco to the shores of Maine, with stops along the way in a quiet suburb, a bustling city, a sprawling farm, a towering mountain, and a lively pond—and listen for the unique sounds in each place.

With gorgeous art and a strong, onomatopoeic read-a-loud, this soothing picture book will encourage young readers to embrace the sounds they hear around them at night as their own special bedtime lullaby.

Debbie S. Miller has written many acclaimed children’s books, including The Great Serum Race which was a NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Recommended book and was a CBC-NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People. She lives in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Michelle Jing Chan is a Chinese American illustrator who grew up in Colorado and now lives in the Pacific Northwest. Books she has illustrated include Moonlight Memories; Lunar New Year; Stay Angry, Little Girl; Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School; and Goodnight Sounds.

"The steady layering of echoic sounds succeeds in achieving a soporific effect." —Publishers Weekly

"Winning bedtime fare." —Kirkus Reviews