Illustrator Julia Yu makes me recall how dense Frank Herbert's Dune is and how odd David Lynch's film was with her parody of Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon. (Goodnight Dune via Topless Robot. Thanks for the tip, Kyle.)
In the great metal room There was a comlink And a tautaun And a holo-picture of — The Executor flying over the forest moon
Noah Dziobecki has rewritten Goodnight Moon for the Star Wars kid in all of us, but not only that, he's giving it away too. All you have to do is assemble it and the plans aren't hidden in any stupid droid. (Noah Dziobecki via Super Punch)
In the great green room There was a telephone And a dead Keith Moon And a picture of Townshend jumping over the Moon
Goodnight Keith Moon is (pardon the pun) a dead-on parody of Goodnight Moon by Bruce Worden and Clare Cross about the death of Keith Moon, drummer for The Who. The pictures and the rhyme scheme are perfect. As someone who has read this book more times than he can remember, I'm happy to read another variation, though I still have much love for Goodnight Opus.
One day my son will find this blog and understand a lot more about me. Or have something to tell his therapist. Whichever.
Make sure you go to the site to see the whole book, but if you want to have someone lull you to sleep with this gentle tale of a rock star overdose, the above video will do the trick. (Link via The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century)
