Goodnight Bush: A Parody Hardcover – May 27, 2008

Okay, so your politics probably need to lean in this direction for you to be able to appreciate this one. Having said that, this book is a very clever poignant critique of the last seven years. What really impressed me is how well done it was. I actually purchased the original Goodnight Moon as well and read (looked at) them side by side. Much like Goodnight Moon, the subtle embedding of images within images is impressive. It's one where you keep finding new things the longer you look at each panel. That's pretty much where the similarity with the original ends though.I will mention, as the authors and most of the other reviewers have, that unlike Goodnight Moon, this is not a children's book. It is a harsh political criticism, complete with the WTC, hurricane Katrine, torture and a lawyer hunting vice president.I guess my take home message is that if you are not viscerally disgusted with the last seven years, you probably don't need or want to read this one. But if you are, this is clever and well done--if disturbing.

I'm a grandmother having read Goodnight Moon to both my child & my grandchild. I had a surprise/late grandchild so went to buy another copy to read to her & ran across this. I am a flaming liberal & got a big laugh out of this book. It sits out in my front room now. Baby Bush caused so much grief in my family (all repuklicans but me) & need all the Vitamin H (Humor) I can get. But what really makes this book is the addendum at the end. It makes the book! A must read for any liberal Goodnight Moon fanciers.

Hilarious!! I've waited a long time for the masses to finally see the [moon ]light! Dubbya & his gang are nothing but a bunch of bullying thugs. It is so sad, it helps to find some humor in it. This book turns my favorite story upside down. The tiny details on every page are excellent. I still find something new every time I look, & laugh all over again. Don't let your kids see it! It will ruin the sweet story forever. Oh--sort of like their administration did for the country.

"Goodnight Bush" is the epitome of parody, but the object of its ridicule is not the beloved children's book whose appearance it mimics so successfully. With humor and painful accuracy, the authors point out the horrors of the Bush presidency using the soothing cadences and simple rhymes of the classic bedtime story, replacing the bunny in the great green room with George Bush dressed in the famous flight suit he wore when declaring "Mission Accomplished" after the invasion of Iraq, and replacing the "quiet old lady whispering 'hush'" with a wizened Dick Cheney in the rocking chair. This book makes an excellent gift for anyone with a well-developed sense of irony who has suffered through the past 8 years and still hopes for change.

Great for kids and adults!

I love this book. It is filled with truth. It is funny, it is dark, and it is very scary. It is also filled with truth. How anyone can find this offensive obviously doesn't grasp the truth of what is happening to our country. Yes, Goodnight Moon was, is a wonderul book for our children. Filled with quiet, peacful moments to put our children to bed with hoping they will have beautiful dreams. However, this book is intended for us, the adults of children, to ensure that we see this administration for what it is and in hopes to change our future so that our children can have peacful dreams again. I do wish Goodnight Moon was the reality. It isn't. Unfortunately Goodnight Bush is.

Must reading for GENUINELY patriotic Americans! If you love our country, and are appalled by the abuses of the last 8 years, read this brilliant parody more than once.Note the titles of the books on the shelf, watch as the scales of justice become more and more unbalanced, watch the profiteers --who have used the Irag war as a way to transfer billions from the American taxpayers to their pockets -- pile up their cash.Will it be "Goodnight heirs"? Pray we wake up in time, and not sign on for 4 more years of this national nightmare.

Just plain funny. Its not flattering to Mr. Bush but it is not profane or 'below the belt' in terms of humour. Public figures, be they politicos or otherwise, accept that they may be the subject of jokes.