Goodnight Moon - A classic bedtime storybook Reviews

by Mehokie98

GoodnightMoon has no sound (even after adjusting the “Music” level). Also, the pages only fill half the screen. The Dr. Seuss book apps are much better for the same price.

by Ion Brain

This is only slightly better then the real book
Its clearly a old tech crammed into a new tech world and has the feel of bricks and mortar in a glass polish world, this is truly a disappoint when compared to the Peter Rabbit books, from the same company using the same tech.
There are just too many things wrong, its way too small, your child can get tossed to the apple store for another product, my child likes that i read this book in the binder form. Its that bad, i have since used another $5 book creator app just So my child will read the book, had to do the same for the going to bed book as well.
Not worth buying this version..

by Josieo1

As usual, paid for a Loud Crow app and got NO SOUND. I’m going to fight this charge on my credit card. I’m sick of this company.

by BJT84

There isn’t any sound. It’s a disappointment.

by TR232323

We read a lot of kids books on the iPad. While the platforms used by the Dr Seus and Lil Critter books is exceptional, GoodnightMoon falls short in several areas:

- the book content only fills a fraction of the screen. Around 40% of the screen space is wasted.

- page turning is really finicky. If you don't hit the edge when you swipe they will not turn the page.

- there is no "read it myself option"

- annoying music plays and there is no way to turn it off

- the hidden mouse from Lil critter etc is copied but instead of a hidden picture game you need to poke everything on the screen, watching and hearing the annoying/distracting animations until the mouse pops out.

- the animations detract from the reading experience turning this beloved classic into something akin to whack a mole as the young reader pounds on the screen trying to activate animations

- once the book starts there is no way to return to the title screen without finishing the book.

by BP'smom

Have tried all suggested fixes, nothing has worked. Waste of money.

by Ibrox72

GoodnightMoon worked well for my one year old for several months. I'm not sure about the other problems negative reviews stated as it seemed no problem for my child. One month ago though the sound mysteriously died. Everything else on my iPad has sound, so I suspected my kid accidentally changed an option. I tried everything I could find. It wasn't the music or reading options. I found no silencing option. I have to conclude after looking through every last thing that GoodnightMoon itself lost the sound and there is no way to turn it back on.

by 1 Pump Iced Coffee

Is there a reason my app has no sound, but it has a music volume scale? I’ve deleted it and downloaded it again and no success.

I also agree with the comment on the wasted screen real estate, make the book image bigger- that’s the reason we bought GoodnightMoon in the first place.

by Disappointed Grandma!

I bought Good Night Moon a few years ago for my older iPad and it worked great. Bought GoodnightMoon for a newer iPad for a different child and was vastly disappointed. No read-along, no sound effects .... TERRIBLE!!!

by Juventusjoachim

Too bad. Don’t buy until updated. No sound.

by Melchiah_III

My biggest complaint is why does this waste so much screen space and make the book so small? Please make the book bigger by using more of the available space. I read this to my daughter every night and the book is frustratingly small and hard to see.

by Cwpicket

The pages are very small and not friendly for the age of child this book is appropriate for. It's difficult to navigate back to the beginning to listen to it over again. It's already a $5 app, it's very annoying to have ads for other books right on the main screen and again at the end. Overall, we love the story and my daughter got frustrated with this and went and got her actual copy of the book. So disappointing

by Galanipper

I received GoodnightMoon as a gift. And would never complain about something free. However, there is a lot of room to improve and sometimes my littles needed help.

by Bajebooth

Goodnight Moon is a wonderful story brought to life via the iPad. I do wish it were a little bigger, so the interactive parts were not so participatory (or at all present in the read to me portion)...as after the story you want your little one to be calm and sleepy...and not charged up after going at the page with a magnifying glass trying to find items. I would love to be able to divide GoodnightMoon into..reading the story, playing a game, or just listening to the beautiful music that is accompanied to the book. I would definitely recommend GoodnightMoon.

by Advetter

Soundtrack and hidden picture hunt are great for making the story interactive for parents and their young ones.

Not sure what happened when we first downloaded GoodnightMoon, but we had no sound. It was only when I heard it on my iPhone that I realized something wasn't working correctly on the iPad. I removed GoodnightMoon , installed iOS 6.1.3, and reinstalled the book. Sounds are working fine now.

Not five stars because the 2 page format makes GoodnightMoon difficult to use on the iPhone.

by Nickh2012

My 15 month old grandson loves the original book. It frustrates him because it is too hard for him to find the mouse. It is there somewhere if you find the right spot to touch to make it visible, but it is not even easy for an adult to activate the mouse on some of the pages. There should be a setting to leave the mouse visible for the young (under 19 months) reader.

by TazTee

This is just as charming as the book I purchased so long ago. This is without a doubt my favorite book and the electronic version just adds to the fun. I would recommend for anyone with small children or anyone who wants to look back and reminisce. Thank you!

by Knm0215

I loved reading this book to my daughter when she was a baby and we loved searching for the little mouse. She's 8 now and even though she may think she's outgrown this book, when she finds out it's interactive and she can now read it for herself, I think she'll love it again. We now have a grand daughter and I'm sure she'll love having it read to her by me and my daughter. It is really a cute book.

by Google Latitude User

I am 6 years old and I love GoodnightMoon. I always liked the book.

by Dm531

GoodnightMoon works fine. It’s a great book and my kids love it!

by Oldtymer 1960

I would have given this five stars but unfortunately GoodnightMoon closes randomly so I can’t