Margaret Wise Brown, who died in 1952, produced two children’s classics that live on. “Goodnight Moon” and “The Runaway Bunny” are still favorites and are found in bookstores, libraries and in many homes. Since, it is said, that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that in the case of “Goodnight Moon” the basic premise of this tale has been used again and again. Several years ago I remember seeing a copy of “Goodnight Cape Cod” in a book store on the Cape.
If you would like to read a more adult parody of Brown’s classic you might enjoy “Goodnight iPad,” “Goodnight Nanny-Cam” or “Goodnight Keith Moon,” which has the lines “Goodnight rock stars, goodnight pills.” These versions are definitely not kid-friendly.