Good Night, Gorilla
From Weston Woods Storybook Films · 2005
8 minPre-KK1stReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
Peggy Rathmann's nearly wordless bedtime favorite: as the zookeeper says good night to each animal, a sneaky gorilla lifts his keys and quietly lets everyone out to follow him home. The pictures tell almost the whole story, making it a perfect "read the illustrations" film for the youngest viewers.
Viewer safety
All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
A clever gorilla follows the zookeeper around, letting the animals sneak out behind him.
- This story has almost no words. How do you know what's happening?
- What does the gorilla do with the zookeeper's keys?
- Which animals follow the zookeeper home, and in what order?
- How does the zookeeper's wife get everyone back to the zoo?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: zookeeper, keys, tiptoe, balloon
- Point to a picture and say out loud one sentence about what is happening in it.
- Draw the parade of animals following the zookeeper and label two of them.