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isbn: 9780823450589
May 25, 2021 | $11.99
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May 25, 2021 | $11.99
Hello, Moon
Published by Neal Porter Books
Hardcover | Pages: 32
Size: 7-1/2 x 11 | USD: $18.99
ISBN: 9780823447015
Publication Date: May 25, 2021
Age: 4-6
Themes: Animals/Fiction, Bedtime Stories, Science & Nature
About the Book
This perfect bedtime read-aloud describes that magical time, just as we're drifting off to sleep, when the moon shines brightly and life emerges from the forest.
Hello moon,
Goodbye sun.
Night is near,
Day is done.
When the sun goes down and most of us are getting ready for bed, the nighttime animals of the forest all wake up to the light of the moon. It calls to the them, from the slyest fox to the tiniest mouse, who feasts on leaves and fruit and scurries beneath the brush.
A gentle rhyming text that will appeal to the youngest child is illustrated with soft and dreamy artwork in this perfect bedtime book in the tradition of Goodnight Moon. For more bedtime rhymes, don't miss the companion book Hello, Sun, which chronicles the other side of the daily cycle.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Hello moon,
Goodbye sun.
Night is near,
Day is done.
When the sun goes down and most of us are getting ready for bed, the nighttime animals of the forest all wake up to the light of the moon. It calls to the them, from the slyest fox to the tiniest mouse, who feasts on leaves and fruit and scurries beneath the brush.
A gentle rhyming text that will appeal to the youngest child is illustrated with soft and dreamy artwork in this perfect bedtime book in the tradition of Goodnight Moon. For more bedtime rhymes, don't miss the companion book Hello, Sun, which chronicles the other side of the daily cycle.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
★★★THE REVIEWS ARE IN!★★★
★ "Whether read as Zen nature walk, bedtime story, or gentle science starter, this story begs to be visited again and again."—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review"Downing invites listeners to revel in the night with soft illustrations depicting four nocturnal animals (a fox, owl, mouse, and raccoon) and a complementary series of soothing quatrains describing their routines."—The Horn Book
"A short, sweet, simple book for bedtime. . . . Glowing illustrations support a poetic text for a visit to what goes on while children sleep."—School Library Journal
"Downing adds rich depth to her full-bleed illustrations, dense with background detail and sumptuous, velvety color, while the onomatopoeic text melds seamlessly into the rest of the lines. . . . With an easy poetic tempo and artwork teeming with ambiance and tone, this will be an enchanting pick for storytime."—Booklist