Good Night Kentucky

Description

Many of North America's most beloved regions are artfully celebrated in these board books designed to soothe children before bedtime while instilling an early appreciation for the continent's natural and cultural wonders. Each book stars a multicultural group of people visiting the featured area's attractions and rhythmic language guides children through the passage of both a single day and the four seasons while saluting the iconic aspects of each place. Featuring such iconic Kentucky items as the Mammoth Caves, Kentucky Fried Chicken, the Louisville Slugger Museum, and the Kentucky Derby, this book is a celebration of the Bluegrass State. Children will visit the Newport Aquarium, Black Mountain, University of Kentucky, the Kentucky State Fair, the Louisville Zoo, the Belle of Louisville Riverboat, and Dinosaur World as they tour this great state.

Adam Gamble is a writer, a photographer, and a publisher. He is the author of many books in the Good Night Our World series, In the Footsteps of Thoreau, and A Public Betrayed. He lives in Orleans, Massachusetts. Mark Jasper is the author of many books in the Good Night Our World series, The Cape Cod Christmas Cookbook, Haunted Cape Cod & the Islands, and Haunted Inns of New England. He lives in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Illustrator Joe Veno's artwork encompasses many areas, from children's books and games to multidimensional sculptures. He has illustrated many of the best-selling books in the Good Night Our World series, including Good Night Boston, Good Night New York City, Good Night Chicago, and others. Mr. Veno attended the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School and is a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art. He lives in the small town of Hamilton, north of Boston.