I have read Goodnight Moon so much that I have begun seeing things. Some of them are real. Here are five of the most interesting Easter eggs (ie, hidden objects) I have found in the Margaret Wise Brown children’s book, Goodnight Moon, illustrated by Clement Hurd.
I’ve ordered them from most to least surprising.
1 | Fishing For… Bunnies?
This is the only Easter egg I find truly baffling. On the far wall, there is a picture of a rabbit fly-fishing. I never paid much attention, but if you look closely, something is jumping out of the water. And it’s not a fish.
The rabbit is catching what appears to be a little bunny, with a carrot. I don’t know how else to interpret this. It’s definitely a rabbit jumping out of the stream, and it’s definitely a carrot on the end of the hook. The more I think about this, the more disturbing it is, so I try not to think about it. But, now you’re thinking about it so, uh, sorry.
