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| Goodnight Bush: A Parody | 
 enlarge | Authors: Gan Golan, Erich Origen
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 393
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 48
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.4
ISBN: 031604041X
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.931092
EAN: 9780316040419
ASIN: 031604041X
Publication Date: May 27, 2008
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Product Description
A brilliant parody of the children's classic Goodnight Moon, built around the coming end of the worst presidency ever.
Goodnight Bush: An Unauthorized Parody is a hilarious and poignant visual requiem for the Bush administration. In it we see a childlike George W. Bush tucked safely away in the confines of his own room with all of the toys he's willfully destroyed, abused, or defaced. Complete with a quiet Dick Cheney whispering "hush," this bedtime story lets us finally say goodnight to the disaster that was the last eight years.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 41 more reviews...
 Devastatingly, Darkly Funny May 21, 2008
133 out of 148 found this review helpful
This book is a great gift for almost anyone who isn't still driving around with one of those corporate logo-like "W '04" bumper stickers (most of which are found on massive gas-guzzlers inside the big bubble that is the DC beltway).
The love for the art and read-aloud rhythm of the original children's classic is evident, but this variation is certainly not for the kiddies. Bravely, the authors even included a swipe at Fox News, owned by Rupert Murdoch who also owns Harper-Collins Publishing, publishers of "Goodnight Moon."
Most importantly the book serves as comic relief from the endless stream of bad news over the last seven years, and--unlike many humor books or anti-Bush books--there are subtle images throughout the artwork inviting repeated readings. The rhyme of the text works so well it should be required bedtime reading for stressed Americans who need a laugh to relax before dreaming of a better future.
A must have for anyone who has been paying attention May 26, 2008
77 out of 91 found this review helpful
I just received this book as a gift, and it has prompted me to write my first review. This book is for anyone who has been paying attention during the Bush years. The placement of characters in reference to the original book is so well done, but also the small details on each page is like a "Where's Waldo" of the calamities of the administration. I laughed out loud, and at the same time sighed. It's hard to make the nightmare funny, but the authors made me laugh for just a minute and it was a welcome relief. Off to purchase copies for several friends and family members.
The Devil is in the Details of the Drawings July 1, 2008
51 out of 58 found this review helpful
The original children's book on which this was based was the one my daughter learned to read with and is still a treasured book in our house. I was a little leery of how good a parody of this could be, but found it to be a wonderful parody of both the administration and the original book.
I won't give anything away, but the devil to the book is the exquisitely done drawings that are found on each page. Every time I open the book and stare at the pictures I find something new to laugh at. My daughter (who is currently away from home) is panting at the bit to get back and read it. This is a must have for anyone but the less than 25% of the public that still supports the Bush administration.
 Too dark to be funny... June 30, 2008
33 out of 59 found this review helpful
Let me start by saying that I am no fan of George Bush or Dick Cheney. That being said, I really wanted to like this book- which, when I read about it, seemed to be a clever parody that we don't get to see often enough. (To the reviewer who cited a previous "Goodnight Moon" spoof from 'Mad' magazine...you brought back wonderful childhood memories of my reading "Mad" movie and TV parodies- Thank You!) Some of the pages on this book are very clever...but who can laugh at the image of a toy airplane knocking down two towers of blocks...or jokes about 'contractor beheading'? I have shown the book to several friends and family members who are eagerly awaiting January 20, 2009...and they all returned it to me with the same baffled and kind of sad expression. That's not exactly a strong endorsement. Borrow a copy, or read it in your local booksore, but don't buy this one.
 WHERE do these guys get their ideas?!?!? June 1, 2008
30 out of 195 found this review helpful
A parody of "Goodnight Moon" that mocks the scandals and disgraces of an outgoing President? I LOVED it! Or at least I loved it back when it was "Goodnight Room," which appeared in the December 2000 issue of Mad Magazine. Their article was about... wait for it... Bill Clinton leaving the Oval Office after 8 years. And with all the clever details in the artwork that changed from page to page, too.
Sample text from the original: "And as he turned out the light/ Bill said goodnight / To his health plan that flopped / And the bombs his planes dropped / And to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" / And to pants that fell / Goodnight lies / Goodnight fries / Goodnight soft money with Chinese ties / And to Newt and to Tripp and to biting his lip / And to blowing on his sax 'cause he thought it looked 'hip'."
I've got a great suggestion for these two brilliant satirists and their next groundbreaking project: how about spoofing Barack Obama as a black spy, fighting John McCain as a white spy?
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