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Format:
Video disc
Title:
Goodnight moon : and other sleepytime tales
Other title(s):
Other sleepytime tales

Sleepytime tales
ISBN:
9780783134741
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : HBO Video, ©2005.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally broadcast on HBO.
Contents:
Hit the Road to Dreamland -- Goodnight moon / written by Margaret Wise Brown ; pictures by Clement Hurd -- My blankie -- Hush, little baby -- There's a nightmare in my closet / by Mercer Mayer -- James and his sister Chloé -- Tar Beach / by Faith Ringgold -- Adrian's Beatles dream -- What is a lullaby? -- Brahms' Lullaby -- Dreamcatchers -- Twinkle, Twinkle -- Goodnight moon reprise.
Summary:
This mixed-media special features animated shorts of bedtime stories with celebrity voices, lullabies by famous performers, and interviews with children talking about sleep, dreams, and the tradition of bedtime stories. The featured stories are "Goodnight Moon" about a young bunny's pre-bedtime rituals, "There's a Nightmare in My Closet" about a worried little boy who is convinced a monster lives in his closet, and "Tar Beach" the tale of 8-year-old Cassie, who loves to go to Tar Beach, the rooftop of her family's apartment.
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: Rated G.
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