Goodnight Opus is a children's book by Berke Breathed featuring Opus the penguin. Basic Characteristics There is some debate as to what constitutes childrens literature. ... Berkeley (Berke) Breathed (last name rhymes with method) is a cartoonist, childrens book author/illustrator, director and screenwriter, best know for his comic strip Bloom County, a 80s era cartoon-comic strip which dealt with socio-political issues, as seen through the eyes of highly exaggerated characters, and humorous... Opus the penguin is a large-nosed, existentialist penguin, a main character in the Bloom County comic strip series and later work by Berke Breathed. ...

Goodnight Opus is a take-off of the popular Goodnight Moon children's book, this book actually begins with Opus being read Goodnight Moon by a maternal nanny figure while he sits in bed in his pink pajamas. After the nanny falls asleep while reading, Opus goes on his own journey to say goodnight to all sorts of fanciful beings and animals. The entire journey is a wonderful ode to imagination and to going beyond the last pages of a book. Goodnight Moon is a childrens book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. ...