Kylie Minogue to appear on CBeebies Bedtime Story reading children's classic Goodnight Moon ... star Rose Ayling-Ellis was also the first ever person to read their story in British Sign Language.

Without mystery, hero, handsome prince or fairy godmother — Goodnight Moon has now lulled millions of children to sleep, in more than two dozen languages, for 75 years. Written by Margaret Wise ...

The first 25 times I read “Goodnight Moon,” I cried. Not in a dainty, tear-dabbing way; I’m talking Niagara waterworks, heaving sobs and a red nose.

It doesn’t have a plot or much of a main character, and it all takes place inside one room. But ‘Goodnight Moon’ has been enchanting us for generations, and it never gets old.

Nevertheless, Goodnight Moon has sold more than 40 million copies. Children’s authors—and especially picture book authors—occupy an ambiguous position in the literary hierarchy.

Since its publication on September 3, 1947, the book has lulled children around the world to sleep with its dreamy tradition of bidding "goodnight" to everything in the "great green room." ...