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2025 First-Class Forever Stamp - Goodnight Moon: Rabbit in Rocking Chair

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2025 Rabbit in a Rocking Chair

  • 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¢ Fi...  more

US #6002g
2025 Rabbit in a Rocking Chair

  • 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 an older rabbit rocking in her chair while knitting.  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:
In the great green room, amidst the ticking clock and the whispering night, sits a quiet old lady, gently saying, “Hush.”  She is a figure of calm, a steady presence in a world growing drowsy.  With just one word, she guides the little bunny, and the reader, toward sleep.
Who is she?  Some say she represents a loving grandmother, others say a kindly nanny or older mother.  Margaret Wise Brown never explained, leaving the old lady’s identity open to interpretation. What is certain is her role: the guardian of bedtime. Like a lighthouse in the dark, she watches over the room, ensuring that all is well as the world slows down and shadows lengthen.
Throughout literature, comforting figures like hers have reassured children at bedtime.  From Mary Poppins to the Grandmother in Little Bear, gentle caregivers have long soothed little ones with a soft word or a quiet touch.  The old lady in Goodnight Moon carries on that tradition—not with grand gestures, but with a simple, whispered, “Hush.”
This stamp captures the essence of her role: a presence both seen and unseen, guiding the bedtime ritual with quiet certainty.  In a world full of noise, the old lady reminds us of the power of silence—the final, gentle nudge toward dreams.

 
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