Today, Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon is considered a classic. The deceptively complex children’s book has been passed down for generations. But if the New York Public Library had gotten its way, you’d have never even heard of it. 

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Thanks to our Very Special guests Amy Gary, author of In the Great Green Room; and writer, children's book author, and podcaster Betsy Bird.  

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Hosted by Zaron Burnett, Dana Schwartz, and Jason English
Written by Carmen Borca-Carrillo and edited by Emily Rudder at Wonder Media Network
Produced by Josh Fisher
Editing and Sound Design by Chris Childs
Mixing and Mastering by Chris Childs
Additional Editing by Mary Dooe
Fact-Checking by Maya Shoukri
Original Music by Elise McCoy
Voice Actors: Katie Mattie, Chris Childs, Josh Fisher, Jonathan Washington, Juliet English, and Charlotte English
Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla
Executive Producer is Jason English

Today, Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon is considered a classic. The deceptively complex children&rsquo;s book has been passed down for generations. But if the New York Public Library had gotten its way, you&rsquo;d have never even heard of it.&nbsp;
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Thanks to our Very Special guests Amy Gary, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250160621/inthegreatgreenroom/">In the Great Green Room</a>; and writer, children's book author, and podcaster <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fusenumber8/?hl=en">Betsy Bird</a>. &nbsp;
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Hosted by Zaron Burnett, Dana Schwartz, and Jason English Written by Carmen Borca-Carrillo and edited by Emily Rudder at Wonder Media Network Produced by Josh Fisher Editing and Sound Design by Chris Childs Mixing and Mastering by Chris Childs Additional Editing by Mary Dooe Fact-Checking by Maya Shoukri Original Music by Elise McCoy Voice Actors: Katie Mattie, Chris Childs, Josh Fisher, Jonathan Washington, Juliet English, and Charlotte English Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla Executive Producer is Jason English

On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Stranger-than-fiction tales about normal people in extraordinary situations. Stories that make you say, “this should be a movie.” Follow Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.

On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Stranger-than-fiction tales about normal people in extraordinary situations. Stories that make you say, “this should be a movie.” Follow Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.

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Hush! The Battle Over 'Goodnight Moon'

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