This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

This book was published 1998 by Atheneum Books .

Eileen Christelow has written and illustrated many best-selling picture books, including nine popular books about the Five Little Monkeys. She lives with her husband in Dummerston, Vermont. Visit her at www. christelow. com and www. fivelittlemonkeys. com. Jim Aylesworth has written many books for young readers, including The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock and Mother Halverson's New Cat. Of The Goodnight Kiss, Booklist has said his "melodic story. with its strings of prepositional phrases and its elusive sense of connectedness will mesmerize kids. " Mr. Aylesworth marks his proudest accomplishments as having been a first-grade teacher for nearly twenty-five years. He lives with his family in Hinsdale, Illinois.