Act 4 Books in Perry, N.Y., found a special way to celebrate the recent release by the U.S. Post Office of stamps marking the 78th birthday of Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd.
Over the weekend, "a scene portraying the book was set up in the bookstore, allowing families to insert themselves right into the story upon entering the store. Celebrity readers will sit in bed to help lull listeners to sleep," the Daily News reported.
"It's a classic story so many children have been read by their parents," said co-owner Meghan Hauser. "I really wanted to promote that idea of literacy and how fun it is to read to each other. I've read it to my three children, and it was a favorite. I think the pictures are very unique, and of course the rhyming parts."
Hauser noted that the festivities included prize-winning 4-H rabbits, the USPO selling Goodnight Moon stamps, a replica of the Goodnight Moon room, "and, of course, mush. We invited local celebrity readers (librarians, school superintendents, radio personalities, our Assemblywoman) as well as regular customers to snuggle into the bunny's bed or the sit in the old lady's rocking chair and read out loud. The community embraced the idea, and we read all weekend long."