This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

This book was published 2006 by Perfection Learning .

Henry Cole has illustrated more than fifty books for children, including "And Tango Makes Three," "Oink?," and "Little Bo in France. " A former elementary school teacher, he now writes and paints full time. 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.