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And If the Moon Could Talk (Paperback) (Paperback)
by Kate Banks , Georg Hallensleben
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Bedtime, Ages 4-8, Children's book |
| Market price: ¥ 88.00
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A classic picture book of the highest caliber for children's bedtime. |
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Author: Kate Banks , Georg Hallensleben
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Pub. in: August, 2005
ISBN: 0374435588
Pages: 32
Measurements: 10.1 x 9.3 x 0.1 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00101
Other information: Reprint edition
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Night is falling and inside a house a little girl is getting ready for bed. Her father reads to her, her mother tucks her in. She sees and hears all the familiar, comforting house sights and sounds, closes her eyes and begins to dream. Outside, the moon is watching over the world. And if the moon could talk, it would tell of woodland creatures hurrying home for supper and sand blowing in the desert, waves crashing on the shore, birds’ safe in their nests and lion cubs safe with their mother. It would talk of stars coming out to shine on the world and a little girl curled up with her stuffed rabbit, fast asleep. And if the moon could talk, it would whisper, Good Night..... Kate Banks has written a lovely, simple bedtime story full of imagery and magic, pre-schoolers will want to hear again and again, night after night. Her soothing, understated text is beautifully complimented by Georg Hallensleben's lush and expressive artwork and together they've authored a story that will capture your youngster's imagination as he/she is lulled gently to sleep. And If the Moon Could Talk is a must for all home libraries and is sure to become a classic in the years ahead.
Target readers:
Kids aged 4-8
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Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben are the author and artist of Spider Spider and Baboon.
Kate Banks is also the author of Alphabet Soup, The Bunny Sitters, and Peter and the Talking Shoes. She lives in Monaco with her husband and two young sons.
Georg Hallensleben is a painter who has illustrated a number of other books for children, all published by Gallimard in France. He was born in Germany and now lives in Paris. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries throughout Europe.
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It is night. Inside a house, a child is getting ready for bed. A hall light is switched on; toys and animals are settled in their places. Papa reads a story, Mama comes in to say good night, dreams wait to enter sleep...And if the moon could talk, it would tell of the many different nighttime activities that it sees from its vantage point, outside the house and high, high above.
In this tranquil, evocative picture book, text and pictures illuminate interior and exterior nighttime scenes, showing us what the moon might see-and say, if it could talk.
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Kirkus Reviews (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
"The events [in a child's bedroom] are quiet ones-the ticking of a clock, the reading of a book . . . Alternating with the interior landscapes is the moon's-eye-view across the globe of other slumber scenes . . . nomads and camels crouched among desert dunes, a lion likcing her cubs in a faraway den. A dreaming child blends the two worlds in a caravan of color." |
Publisher's Weekly (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
"With quiet phrases and luxurious color, Banks and Hallensleben evoke a perfectly peaceful bedtime . . . As night gently envelops the landscapes, the words and art convey the snug warmth of a featherbed and a world as small as a neighborhood." |
J. Marren (MSL quote), Glen Ridge, NJ USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
This is a fantastic child's book! It is gorgeously illustrated with mysterious, lush, beautiful night scenes; the text is rhythmic, soothing, subtle poetry of the highest quality. I've been reading this book to my niece for three years and she loves it still! When she was four I'd read it to her and she would get to "read" the refrain "And if the moon could talk" each time it appeared. When she was five and six she'd read it with ever-increasing ease as she learned to read; now that she's seven we alternate pages, but she still has her favorite parts she will not allow me to read-she insists on having those pages to herself. We imagine we live in the beautiful town, assigning houses to grandma, uncles, and cousins. This is a book to treasure! |
Kate Quinlan (MSL quote), Chicago, IL USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
This perfect bedtime book is utterly charming. The colorful, impressionist-like artwork is terrific - full of familiar animals and objects that the little readers can find and point out. The text is nearly poetic as it moves deftly from the real world to the world of imagination, and inexorably, toward sleep and dreams. Our son and daughter (21 months and six months old respectively) both love it. A must have for all parents who make reading to small children a bedtime ritual. |
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