22. Goodnight nobody (Page 19)
A clear indication that the well was running dry, this page was for nobody. Simply featuring the words “Goodnight nobody” and accompanied by no illustration, I’d be astonished if there were any Moonheads among us who defend it. There is no place else on the list for filler such as this than dead last.
21. And goodnight mouse (Page 16)
Separated from the toy house on page 3, we see this mouse for what it really is: a thinly constructed, two-dimensional character. What had once seemed whimsical now appears in stark reality: a mouse running around a child’s bedroom, the treatment of which should neither be celebrated nor encouraged.
20. Illustrations (Pages 10, 13, 18, 22, and 25)
While the illustrations of Clement Hurd are tasteful and elegant, their inclusion as stand-alone pages (taking up a good 20 percent of the book’s real estate) is beyond redemption. Many Moonheads have plummed their depths for hidden meaning, but have always come up short.