Amidst the store's papers, June stumbles upon letters between her great-aunt and the late Margaret Wise Brown-and steps into the pages of American literature.
Unexpectedly, she is called to settle her great-aunt Ruby's estate and determine the fate of Bluebird Books, the children's bookstore Ruby founded in the 1940s. June Andersen is professionally successful, but her personal life is marred by unhappiness.
In Goodnight June, Sarah Jio offers a suspenseful and heartfelt take on how the "great green room" might have come to be. |a "The New York Times bestselling author of Blackberry Winter imagines the inspiration for Goodnight Moon Goodnight Moon is an adored childhood classic, but its real origins are lost to history. |a Goodnight June : |b a novel / |c Sarah Jio. I found the focus on literature in this novel was another element that made Goodnight June.|b Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 |n SAN 282-5074 The embers in the fireplace burn the color of a setting orange sun, and I’m wrapped in a quilt, seated in a big wingback chair reading a book” (Kindle Location 173). For me, that place is the bookstore, with its emerald green walls and the big picture windows that, at night, frame the stars twinkling above. I find that June explains it better than I ever could when she remarks, “Everyone has a happy place, the scene that comes into view when you close your eyes and let your mind transport you to the dot on the globe where life is cozy, safe, warm. The New York Times bestselling author of Blackberry Winter imagines the inspiration for Goodnight Moon Goodnight Moon is an adored childhood classic. The concept of having special places is something I have thought of often. Seattle will always have a special place in my heart and I loved visualizing the characters in familiar locales. I also felt like the bookstore was a special place that I would love to visit.
June is courageous and tenacious in her quest to keep the store open I have to admire her gumption. I found myself daydreaming about owning my own bookstore in Seattle. One of my favorite parts of this novel was June’s quest to save Bluebird Books.
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