Synopses & Reviews
The
New York Times bestselling author of
Blackberry Winter imagines the inspiration for
Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (Goodnight Songs) is an adored childhood classic, but its real origins are lost to history. In Goodnight June, Sarah Jio offers a suspenseful and heartfelt take on how the great green room” might have come to be.
June Andersen is professionally successful, but her personal life is marred by unhappiness. Unexpectedly, she is called to settle her great-aunt Ruby's estate and determine the fate of Bluebird Books, the children's bookstore Ruby founded in the 1940s. Amidst the stores papers, June stumbles upon letters between her great-aunt and the late Margaret Wise Brown and steps into the pages of American literature.
Synopsis
The New York Timesbestselling author ofAlwaysandBlackberry Winter takes Goodnight Moon as inspiration for this remarkable story of friendship, love, and the mystery behind this beloved classic.
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (Goodnight Songs) is an adored childhood classic, but its real origins are lost to history. In Goodnight June, Sarah Jio offers a suspenseful and heartfelt take on how the great green room might have come to be.
June Andersen is professionally successful, but her personal life is marred by unhappiness. Unexpectedly, she is called to settle her great-aunt Ruby s estate and determine the fate of Bluebird Books, the children s bookstore Ruby founded in the 1940s. Amidst the store s papers, June stumbles upon letters between her great-aunt and the late Margaret Wise Brown and steps into the pages of American literature."
About the Author
Sarah Jio lives in Seattle with her husband, their three young children, and a golden retriever named Paisley.