Goodnight Bush: A Parody by Gan Golan, Erich Origen Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Goodnight Bush: A Parody
Book Review: Goodbye Bush
Summary: 5 Stars
A friend of ours bought us this book, and what a wonderful gift it is! I have it on the coffee table - for everyone to read and ponder. For those who don't know or have forgotten Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon, I recommend keeping a copy of her book close by. I got mine from the public library.
What is the best part of this book? It's impossible to choose. The polar bear rug by the bedside table is high on my list, as is Cheney sitting in the rocking chair, wearing his crooked smile and bunny slippers. Every time I go through the book I find some new little detail that I missed before. Watch the scales balancing church and state on the mantelpiece. Watch the lines of fine powder on the bedside table. This is a book that must be read - as the mills of God grind - "slowly ... yet exceedingly small".
The two pages most appropriate for these days' news: "Goodnight bubble bursting in air"; "And goodnight piggy beyond repair."
Everyone should keep a copy of this book. Lest we forget....
Book Review: Written just for Bush!
Summary: 5 Stars
Finally a book written just for W, on a level which he will understand, so he can come to terms with what he has done to this country, and the world, without all those big words, and too much writey stuff! All the issues you'd want them to touch on, but still has that "sitting on Barbra's lap" feel to it, just for George! A MUST read if you've ever read Goodnight Moon to your kids! Book Review: In Poor Taste
Summary: 1 Stars
OK - Mr Bush is not in the top 10 of US presidents, maybe not in the top 42 (thank you Jimmy Carter!), and for that accomplishment, the concept of making fun of him is not unexpected. However, the illustration of the toy plane crashing into the building blocks that are made to resemble the World Trade Center, well that is beyond terrible taste. I shouldnt have to explain why that in itself is horrific, but to teach this as a joke to children? The fact that this book was published in this poor taste and displayed in the children's department is a real shame. Book Review: laugh out loud
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful detail-filled parody of the children's book "Goodnight Moon". It has all the charm of the original, twisted into the bizarre world of Bush and Cheney. It is darkly humerous. I find that my friends who do not have children don't get it, as they have not read"Goodnight Moon" so I bought a copy for them to read before I hand them "Goodnight Bush".Book Review: Clever Parody
Summary: 5 Stars
"Goodnight Bush," an unauthorized parody of the 1947 children's bedtime classic "Goodnight Moon," written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd.
Without giving a way too much so I will just comment on a few illustrations: In place of the bunny rabbit character in the children's book, a childlike George Bush is tucked safely in bed surrounded by toys I'm assuming are suppose to represent different facets of the Bush administration. A tiny Osama Bin Laden peeks out from many of the pages, and a shotgun-toting Dick Cheney whispers, "Hush." There is no bunny snuggling into bed, but rather, Bush smiling and wearing a "Mission Accomplished" flight suit.
There are so many other clever illustrations that you will find yourself looking over and over again at each page. This book is obviously a short read about the arrogance of the ego maniacs who destroyed this great country.