Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site (Board Book for Toddlers, Children's Board Book)

You know, sometimes I could just kick myself for not finding out about some things sooner, especially such a terrific little book as this! When this book was published in 2011, I babysat full time for our oldest grandson while my daughter-in-law was in the work force, he was 3 years old and was HEAVY into Thomas the train. We'd begun a collection of diecast trains for him, along with the Island of Sodor's construction team (called "The Pack"), and each and EVERY day at naptime he would have to say "goodnight" to each and every one of them individually - this darling book does exactly that, saying an individual goodnight to the rough and tough crane, cement mixer, dump truck, bulldozer and excavator, who are all calming down and getting ready to call it a night (with all of the typical bedtime rituals included in the book - taking a bath, getting tucked in, curling/snuggling up, dimming the lights and shutting the door) - it would have been absolutely PERFECT! We've added a couple of more grandsons since then, and though Mommy is now a full-time mom and I no longer get to partake in all of the traditional naptime rituals with our 4 or 2 year old grandsons (big brother's a 3rd grader already!), I went ahead and bought this for the youngest's 2nd birthday. Whether it's naptime or bedtime, the calming way this book is written coupled with the cute illustrations of the vehicles yawning, shutting their eyes, etc., is bound to be a sure-fire winner for any parent or grandparent tasked with helping a youngster to "Turn off your engines, stop your tracks, relax your wheels, your stacks, and backs. No more huffing and puffing, Team: It's time to rest your heads and dream. Construction site, all tucked in tight, the day is done, turn off the light. Great work today! Now... shh... goodnight." Even "tough" kids need their rest too! Especially if read in a quiet, soothing tone, I can't think of a more perfect bedtime book. You know how seeing someone yawn usually makes you yawn yourself? I think that's the exact effect the illustrations will have... I'm just envious of my son and daughter-in-law for getting to be the ones to read it to him! (And if I raised my son right, he'll be reading this to my first grandDAUGHTER who's arriving in October in just a couple of years as well!)

My 2 year old son loves this book! Bought it in hopes of helping our bedtime routine. Instead he wants to read it all the time. He asks for it randomly during the day. He tries to read it to himself which is adorable. He just talks about what he sees on the pages. Nice book, and want to buy the other construction site book, but NEED it to be a board book.

I love love love this book! My 2 year old is in the phase where he loves to just flip the pages faster than I can read them, but he’s so engaged with this book! He loves all things planes, trains and automobiles and construction vehicles are no exception so it’s right up his alley. But even aside from just peaking his interest (which does there even need to be more!) but I enjoy reading this! I love the way it’s written. It flows so well. The illustrations are great. It’s fun, it’s perfect for bedtime to settle my rowdy boy down. I just love it because he says goodnight to each vehicle with me and then we acknowledge everyone is sleeping and now it’s his turn. Definetely one of our favorite books! And 1 that I think should be in every boy collection

My 2 year old son loves cars, trucks and construction vehicles. I purchased this because we were getting a little sick of reading goodnight moon every night. This quickly eclipsed Goodnight Moon, we read this every night at bed and sometimes during the day. The coolest part is wowing our friends when we drive by new construction and he yells out the correct names for the trucks.

I was never a car kid. From my earliest memories I was a "dinosaur kid" - the kid that can pronounce Archaeopteryx and Pachycephalosaurus at the age of 4. That annoying kid. Anyway, my son is not that kid. He is a airplane / car / tractor / truck kid, any type of machine that makes beeps and has flashing lights and he is all over it. So believe me when I say he is absolutely in love with this book. The first week we had it home he made us read it to him as a bedtime story twice every night. The drawings are incredible and very appealing to toddlers, and is a really sweet book that also teaches them about machinery and construction.