USPS Announces Goodnight Moon Stamps
The USPS has announced that they will be issuing stamps based on the children’s classic Goodnight Moon, written by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd, and first published in 1947.
The Postal Service notes that “these designs are preliminary and may change”. Goodnight Moon was the very first bedtime book for our kids — we read it to them so so so many times. I will be buying some of these stamps for sure.
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Love this. Very happy memories of reading this to my kids when they were young.
This is one of my all-time favorite children's book related posts, a detailed look at the actual bedroom itself.
Yeah, I'll be picking these up. I've got so many fond memories of reading this one to all three of my kids. My youngest (5) still likes to hear it sometimes, as well as the parody Goodnight Goon around Halloween.
I spent $100 in 2017 when USPS released stamps based on The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. They just make me happy. I'll buy a Benny's worth of these, too. Any other classic titles to suggest to the postal service: Corduroy? Frog & Toad Together?
I think Frog & Toad stamps might break the internet.
Corduroy!!!
Submit them to the Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee!
Some other children's books on stamps:
Olivia, Curious George, Where the Wild Things Are, etc.: https://www.mysticstamp.com/3987-94-2006-39c-childrens-book-animals/
Tomie dePaola - https://www.mysticstamp.com/5797-2023-first-class-forever-stamp-tomie-depaola/
Harry Potter: https://about.usps.com/news/stamp-releases/harry-potter/welcome.htm
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