USPS adds stamps for ‘Goodnight Moon’ and ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ to 2025 program

By Charles Snee

The United States Postal Service announced Jan. 13 that it will issue stamps for the bedtime story Goodnight Moon and the children’s animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.

Eight stamps illustrating pictures by Clement Hurd from Margaret Wise Brown’s beloved children’s book will be issued in a pane of 16. The pane includes a large label showing the cover of the book.

“First published in 1947, ‘Goodnight Moon’ remains a favorite bedtime story for families everywhere,” the Postal Service said. “By celebrating everyday rituals rather than fantasy, this iconic picture book revolutionized children’s publishing.”

Postal Service art director Derry Noyes designed the Goodnight Moon stamps.

Greg Breeding, also an art director for the USPS, designed the four SpongeBob SquarePants stamps using artwork provided by Nickelodeon, according to the Postal Service. The stamps are scheduled to be issued in a pane of 16 featuring four of each design.

“The blend of humor, wit, and absurdity in the Nickelodeon animated series ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ created by Stephen Hillenburg has made it one of the most beloved television shows of the 21st century,” the USPS said. “These stamps will amuse and delight their recipients, whether your card or letter is addressed to a house across town — or a pineapple under the sea.”

As can be seen on the preliminary image of a block of four, the two stamps picturing SpongeBob’s face are slightly smaller than the other two stamps.

The designs of the Goodnight Moon and SpongeBob SquarePants stamps are preliminary and might change, according to the USPS.

“Additional stamps will be announced in the coming weeks and months,” the USPS said.

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