Goodnight Nanny-Cam: A Parody for Modern Parents

by Lizzy Ratner, Jen Nessel, Sara Pinto (Illustrator)

Overview

“Goodnight Moon has been hilariously updated for the modern parent.”—Buzzfeed

When the text of Goodnight Nanny-Cam appeared online in the New Yorker’s “Shouts & Murmurs” column, it garnered 100,000 hits and more than 15,000 Facebook likes in a matter of days. Filled with sly references to BPA-free bottles, Baby Einstein DVDs, and toddler tutors, Jen Nessel and Lizzy Ratner’s send-up of the beloved children’s classic wittily skewers our modern culture of over-parenting. Parodies of Goodnight Moon are always popular, and Goodnight Nanny-cam is a gorgeously illustrated gift that’s guaranteed to have alpha parents everywhere laughing—and cringing—in recognition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780142180709
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/25/2014
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 5.10(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Lizzy Ratner is a journalist in New York City.

Jen Nessel is the Communications Coordinator at the Center for Constitutional Rights.

Sara Pinto is an award-winning author and illustrator of many picture books, including the perennial pre-school favorites The Alphabet Room and The Number Garden.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Praise for Goodnight Nannycam:

"If you’ve ever been sucked in by baby Mozart CDs, organic baby wipes, or high-contrast black-and-white decorations, you’ll recognize some of the features in this little monkey’s room. Is it so funny because it’s true? We have to confess, it is." -Todayshow.com

Editorial Reviews

Goodnight Moon has been hilariously updated for the modern parent… Skewers today’s alpha parents.”—Buzzfeed

“So what might you find in this book—aside from another gag gift for new parents, along the lines of Go the F**k to Sleep? For one thing, you might find a bit of yourself. Oh, sure, you’ll laugh at first. Then you’ll realize that you have half these products in your own well-thought-out nursery.”—Washington Post

"If you’ve ever been sucked in by baby Mozart CDs, organic baby wipes, or high-contrast black-and-white decorations, you’ll recognize some of the features in this little monkey’s room. Is it so funny because it’s true? We have to confess, it is."—TodayShow.com

From the Publisher