2025 First-Class Forever Stamp - Goodnight Moon: Dollhouse, Bookshelf and Toys

US #6002f
2025 Toy House

• Part of a set of 8 stamps featuring illustrations from Goodnight Moon book
• The children’s classic was written in 1947

Stamp Category:  Commemorative
Set: Goodnight Moon
Value:  73¢ First-Class Mail (...  more

US #6002f
2025 Toy House

• Part of a set of 8 stamps featuring illustrations from Goodnight Moon book
• The children’s classic was written in 1947

Stamp Category:  Commemorative
Set: Goodnight Moon
Value:  73¢ First-Class Mail (Forever
First Day of Issue: May 2, 2025
First Day City: North Kansas City, Missouri
Quantity Issued: 20,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method:  Offset, Flexographic
Format:  Pane of 16
Perforations:  Die Cut

Why the stamp was issued:  This stamp is part of a set of eight issued to honor the popular children’s book, Goodnight Moon, written by Margaret Wise Brown and published in 1947. 

About the stamp design: The eight stamps in the set feature details from different pages of the book.  This one shows a toy house with play animals and books on the bookcase in the background.  Art director, Derry Noyes, used the artwork by illustrator Clement Hurd to design the pane of stamps.

First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony took place at The Rabbit hOle in North Kansas City, Missouri.  The Rabbit hOle is a museum that focuses on American children’s literature.  The stamps were dedicated in anticipation of Children’s Book Week (May 5-11). 
Thacher Hurd, son of the book’s illustrator, was at the ceremony and read the book aloud to the audience.

About the Goodnight Moon set: For generations, Goodnight Moon has been a child’s final glimpse of the waking world before drifting into dreams.  Simple yet poetic, its soothing words and familiar objects transform bedtime into something magical.
Each stamp captures an iconic image from the book, preserving in miniature the details that have made this book unforgettable.  The quiet old lady saying hush, the bunny tucked snug into bed, the little house glowing with an inner light – every element is a thread in the rich tapestry of childhood memories.  Even the smallest details, like a bowl of mush, remind us of the comfort found in routine.  The picture of the cow leaping over the moon stands as a final reminder that the world of dreams knows no limits.
The Goodnight Moon stamps join a growing legacy of US stamps celebrating beloved children’s books. From Children’s Classics (1993) to The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (2021), these stamps honor the stories that shape young minds.  They are a tribute to the books that lull us to sleep, teach us to read, and remain in our hearts long after childhood fades.
Like Goodnight Moon itself, these stamps will be cherished for years to come.  They celebrate not just a book, but a universal experience such as the quiet moments before sleep, the warmth of home, and the stories that stay with us forever.

History the stamp represents: Nestled within the pages of Goodnight Moon is a small red house.  It is more than just an illustration, it is a beacon of warmth, safety, and home.
Margaret Wise Brown, the author of Goodnight Moon, knew that home is not just a place—it is a feeling.  The little red house calls to mind another beloved children’s book, Virginia Lee Burton’s The Little House, which tells the story of a home that endures through time.  A house represents stability, something solid and unchanging in a world that is always moving.
Even as the great green room grows darker with every turn of the page, the dollhouse stays lit. Its soft yellow windows shine like a quiet promise: someone is home, and all is well. That one detail tells children, without a single word, that bedtime is safe. Even when shadows stretch and the hush of night deepens, there’s warmth, there’s light, and there’s comfort close at hand.
This stamp preserves that quiet symbol of safety and wonder. The red house may be small, but it represents something immense: the idea that no matter where we are, or how dark the night becomes, there is always a light waiting to guide us back to the world of dreams.