If your child is in a “moon phase”
A Kite for Moon
Author: Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple
Illustrator: Matt Phelan
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
Awards: Bank Street Best Books List 2020
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Many Moons
Author: Remi Courgeen
Illustrator: Remi Courgeen
Publisher: Walter Foster Jr., an Imprint of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc.
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 6
Moonhorse
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrator: S. Saelig Gallagher
Publisher: Dragonfly Books, Random House Children’s Books (Pbk.)
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 7
Moonhorse is a beautiful story about the moon and the stars through the dream of a little girl. Flying through the constellations to capture the moon, this story’s poetic language and beautiful illustrations take the reader on a stunning nighttime journey.
Awards: An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists; A Parent’s Magazine Best Book of the Year
Papa, please get the moon for me
Author: Eric Carle
Illustrator: Eric Carle
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 7
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When a young girl requests the moon from her papa, he does all he can to reach it; and, to his daughter’s delight, brings her this cherished gift. As the moon begins to wax and wane, the reader, along with the girl, is introduced to the wonder of our nighttime neighbor’s “magical” changes. A classic.
Awards: IRA/CBC Children’s Choice; Received special mention by the Young Critics Award, citation at the International Children’s Book Fair, 1986; Parents’ Choice Award in Illustration, 1986