Published in 1947 with nearly 50 million copies sold globally, “Goodnight Moon,” goes down in history as one of the world’s best-selling children’s books. It’s been passed through families and read from one generation to the next for over 7 decades.
The story, published by the notorious Brooklyn-born author, Margaret Wise Brown, and illustrated by Clement Hurd, features a rhythmic text that follows a boy bidding goodnight to everything around.
Brown also published “Runaway Bunny,” which was memorialized with a statue in Westerly, Rhode Island, just 90 minutes from Boston.
In Boston, Brown’s story and Hurd’s illustrations breathe life into a specially decorated suite at the newly renovated Sheraton Hotel in Back Bay.
The suite features key elements from the book like the tiger hide rug, fireplace, signature green walls and matching duvet, and more.
Whether for the kids or a slice of immersive nostalgia for more matures fans of the story, the suite offers an otherworldly escape into an ever popular book. It’s available for bookings through February 28, 2026.
The suite sleeps up to 2 adults and 2 children with a queen and king bed. The suite experience begins with welcome milk and cookies, a copy of “Goodnight Moon,” and plush bunny.
“Goodnight Moon is a story many of us grew up with, and now many of us read to our own children,” said Peggy Roe, executive vice president and chief customer officer for Marriott International, in a statement. “Reimagining it through the lens of Sheraton felt deeply personal because, at its core, both stories are about familiarity and comfort.”
Sheraton’s new campaign “Goodnight Room,” marks a collaboration between publishers HarperCollins and Margaret Wise Brown’s estate. The experience also includes a short film about a working mother telling her son about her day from a Sheraton hotel room.