My son has been pointing at the moon, balls, bananas, ducks, trains, dogs, cats and hats and approximating their names. He has also been developing a sly sense of humor. The combination of these things has made reading Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann quite fun.
A tired zookeeper goes about the zoo, saying goodnight to the lion, elephant, armadillo and others. Meanwhile, the gorilla has been following him and unlocking each animal from its cage. They all follow the zookeeper home, trying to settle down for the night in his bedroom until the zookeeper's wife notices the menagerie. Off they all go back to the zoo!
This book is really simple with few words, so it is all about noticing the details in the pictures. There is a moon on several of the pages, a balloon floats through a few of them, and a little mouse tugs along a banana throughout. One page is all black, splatted all over with the word bubbles "good night." The next page is all black except for two very round eyes. "Uh-oh" we say together and laugh.
Besides all of the pointing at animals and trying to find the banana and the moon on each page, the story taps into a level of humor that a 15-month-old can get. Plus the theme of wanting to snuggle up in the caretaker's bed instead of your own is one that, ahem, may resonate with our little guy.
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