Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia

STUDY GUIDE

Grades PreK - 1
Running -time is approximately 1 hour.

Adapted from Margaret Wise Brown’s sixty-year-old classic, Goodnight Moon is a celebration of familiar nighttime rituals, while The Runaway Bunny pretend tale of leaving home evokes reassuring responses from his loving mum. Both feature the endearing animal puppets, stunning scenic effects, and evocative music that have earned international recognition for Mermaid Theatre. The hour-long staged adaptation brings a fresh appreciation of the stories and images that have delighted several generations.

Trailer for Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny 

Made possible with funding from The Beechwood Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, Church Communities Foundation, Gannett Foundation, George A. Strba Charitable Trust, Helen I. Graham Charitable Foundation, Key Bank Foundation, Klock Foundation, Louis Greenspan Charitable Trust, Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Millman Harris Romano Foundation, Rhinebeck Bank, Second Hand Rose, Stewarts Shops, TD Bank Foundation, and from the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley: Ann and Abe Effron Fund, Charlie Carroll Music Enrichment Fund, Ed & Barbara Joba Fund for the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, and the Robert R. Chapman Fund. Additional support from the Dyson Foundation, James J. McCann Charitable Trust, Jane W. Nuhn Charitable Trust, and Jeanette F. Schlobach Charitable Trust, and special thanks to all the donors who contributed to the Field-Trip Fund. This program is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.