Book Description
for Good Morning, Harry - Good Night, Daddy by Katy Beebe and Valeri Gorbachev
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
In this cozy story of a working-class British family, a father’s overnight shift on a sleeper train parallels his family’s evening and bedtime rituals. In a narrative alternating between father and son, Daddy helps passengers board and find their cabins as Harry and Gran head home for late afternoon tea. As Daddy delivers trays of tea to families on the train, Harry feeds Baby while Mummy puts supper on the table. Daddy enjoys his late-night lunch while, back home, Harry and Baby are bathed. In the morning, when Daddy finally arrives home, ready for a bowl of porridge and bed, Harry is just beginning a new day. Peppered with British words, phrases, and lullabies (“moggy,” “mind the gap,” and “too- ra-loo,” to name a few), this book offers a glimpse into the life of a loving, multigenerational family and the fascinating-to-kids work of a sleeper train attendant. (Ages 2–5)
CCBC Choices 2019. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2019. Used with permission.