Moon

Alison Oliver

Book - 2018

Throughout her busy days, Moon wonders what it would be like to be wild and free until the day she meets a wolf and learns his "wolfy ways."--Provided by Publisher.

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Genres
Picture books
Published
Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt [2018]
Language
English
Main Author
Alison Oliver (author)
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN
9781328781604
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Review by New York Times Review

HERE, GEORGE! By Sandra Boynton. Illustrated by George Booth The iconic cartoonist Booth sketched a nervous, lovable-looking dog as a gift to Boynton. She turned it into one of her famously funny, perfectly calibrated board books, spinning a droll story about a pup who won't get up - or so his owners think. 32 pp. Simon & Schuster. $7.99. Ages 0 to 5. CIRCLE ROLLS By Barbara Kanninen. Illustrated by Serge Bloch. In this delightful sneak-lesson in geometry, physics, and helping your friends when they're in a jam, some colorful shapes have a bang-up time when Circle starts rolling. In Bloch's minimalist, loose-limbed pen-and-ink art, tiny people try valiantly to pitch in, too. 32 pp. Phaidon. $16.95. Ages 3 to 5. BIG BUNNY Written and illustrated by Rowboat Watkins. Watkins ("Rude Cakes") conjures another homey yet mind-bending story in this bedtime tale about an enormous rabbit, regularsized carrots, some trucker penguins and bus-driving giraffes. The infectious fun continues to the ending, which will be - trust me - a giant, hilarious surprise to both parents and kids. 32 pp. Chronicle. $16.99. Ages 3 to 7. A HOUSE THAT ONCE WAS By Julie Fogliano. Illustrated by Lane Smith. Two kids walking in the woods find an abandoned house. Who lived there? What happened? Accompanied by Lane's evocative art that suggests layers of history, Fogliano's story turns this childhood scenario into a radiant poem about the mysteries of other people and the wonderfulness of home. 42 pp. Roaring Brook. $18.99. Ages 3 to 7. FOREVER OR A DAY Written and illustrated by Sarah Jacoby. In Jacoby's elegant debut, time is both a riddle and a poem: "Perhaps it is a ghost/ it can come and go/ and you never even notice it was there," she writes. Her soft illustrations, in lovely sunrise, sunset and moonlight colors, capture both wide-open spaces and the enduring bonds of family love. 40 pp. Chronicle. $17.99. Ages 3 to 7. MOON Written and illustrated by Alison Oliver. Oliver's picture book debut channels "Where the Wild Things Are" for the hovered-over modern child. Moon, a little girl with a big to-do list, wonders, "What would it feel like to be free?" A wolf arrives to whisk her away to a magical forest where she plays, listens, howls - and becomes an independent kid, keeping her "wolty ways," including (gasp) standing on a swing. 40 pp. Clarion. $17.99. Ages 4 to 7. JEROME BY HEART By Thomas Scotto. Illustrated by Olivier Tallec. It's rare to find a book about friendship between boys this heartfelt. His parents scoff at the intensity of it all, but Raphael wants to spend every minute with Jerome - his school-trip buddy, his defender against mean kids, the friend who always makes him laugh. Both the words and the sweet illustrations capture the spirit behind childhood bonds. 32 pp. Enchanted Lion. $16.95. Ages 4 to 8. RED SKY AT NIGHT Written and illustrated by Elly MacKay Each page of this beautifully designed book has an old-fashioned saying about the weather ("When ladybugs swarm, expect a day that's warm"). With Mac Kay's dreamy cut-paper collage art featuring two siblings exploring outdoors, the old-fashioned approach to weather is oddly reassuring. 40 pp. Tundra. $17.99. Ages 4 to 8. RESCUE & JESSICA: A LIFE-CHANGING FRIENDSHIP By Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes. Illustrated by Scott Magoon. Kensky, who lost both legs after the Boston Marathon bombing, despaired until Rescue, a service dog, arrived to help her navigate life with prosthetics. This sensitively told version- written with her husband, who also lost a leg in the bombing - highlights her relationship with the gallant Rescue. 32 pp. Candlewick. $16.99. Ages 5 to 9. THE DRAGON SLAYER: FOLKTALES FROM LATIN AMERICA Written and illustrated by Jaime Hernandez Hernandez, one of the brothers behind the Love and Rockets comic strip, adapts and updates three Latin American folk tales into a graphic-novel format. The buoyant results will delight all ages. A kitchen maid slays a dragon and marries a prince; a vain woman marries a mouse, with bad results; a boy cast out as lazy proves the logic of his approach. There's also fascinating historical material on the origins of each tale. 48 pp. TOON Books. $16.95. Ages 6 to 12. MARIA RUSSO is the children's books editor of the Book Review.

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Review by Booklist Review

There's a lot going on in Moon's life: between homework, soccer practice, and trumpet lessons, she rarely has a minute to herself. And though she always does everything she's supposed to, she wonders what it would be like not to. One night, Moon follows a shooting star and finds something different: paw prints, and a wolf! Over the course of one magical night, the wolf shows Moon how to be wild, and when Moon returns home, she isn't the same Moon anymore. Moon, portrayed in Oliver's luminous dark-palette illustrations as a wide-eyed, purple-skinned girl, passes a graffitied wolf on the wall as she walks home with her books; later, a cartoon wolf is doodled on her to-do list. When she returns to school, eagle-eyed readers will catch the subtle changes on the graffiti wall: as she passes by, Moon appears, for a minute, to have a wolf's ears and tail. A paean to Where the Wild Things Are that reminds readers of the importance of play and of stillness in a busy world.--Reagan, Maggie Copyright 2018 Booklist

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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Moon has purple skin, long black hair, and a daunting list of responsibilities-soccer practice, trumpet lessons, etc. She wants more ("To run. To yell. To be wild"), and a nighttime visit from a wolf answers her yearning. The wolf leads Moon to its pack, and they show her "the wolfy ways." Vignettes in a nocturnal palette of black, purple, and green show Moon blissfully howling with the pack under a sliver of waning moon, then entering into tranquil waiting: "The chirping of the insects seemed to grow quiet. The ocean of stars felt not so far away." Moon returns to her old life transformed, and the freedom she's tasted spreads to her friends; in the final spread, they all wear garlands of flowers. In her debut as author, Oliver (illustrator of the BabyLit board book series) handles her story's pacing with skill, setting up just enough backstory to establish Moon's frustration, then lavishing attention on her midnight encounter. Plenty of stories assure readers that nature is worth exploring; this one suggests that it has the power to change them. Ages 4-7. Agent: Susan Hawk, Upstart Crow Literary. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Review by School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 2-Moon is a young girl with a highly relatable problem. She attends school, does her homework, cleans her room, goes to soccer practice, takes trumpet lessons, and works with her math tutor. There is always so much that Moon has to do. She wonders what it would be like to live free, unburdened from her "Stuff to Do" list. Late one night, Moon encounters a friendly wolf outside in the garden. Wolf gives her a ride to a clearing in the Great Forest, where the wolf's pack welcomes her. The pack teaches Moon their "wolfy ways"-to pounce, to play, to howl, and to be truly still. Naturally, Moon must eventually return to her ordinary daily routine, but she is changed by her experience. Moon takes her wild, wolfy ways to school with her, appearing to have taught classmates to howl and pounce with a smile on her face. Simple and charming, this story reminds readers that time spent on unstructured play, on meditation, or out in nature is never wasted. Rather, these events refresh us all so that we can tackle our daily "Stuff to Do" lists. The bold, collage-style illustrations will mesmerize children. Especially striking is the contrast between the night-darkened forest and lavender-skinned Moon, attired in a white dress, frolicking joyfully with white-gray wolves. VERDICT An upbeat and howling-good read-aloud, perfect for one-on-one and storytime sharing. Recommended for purchase.-Sara White, Seminole County Public Library, Casselberry, FL © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

Over-scheduled girl Moon ponders, "What would it feel like to be free?" One night Moon goes outside to play, dance, and howl with a wolf until her mother's voice calls her home. That Moon is changed by the wolf's example is beautifully depicted in Oliver's gorgeous mixed-media art: (purple-skinned) Moon's slumped posture in the beginning contrasts strikingly with her proud stance at book's end. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

An overscheduled kid gets a taste of the wild life of wolves and brings some of it back home.Moon is a young girl with a long list of to-dos, including homework, trumpet lessons, "stuff and more stuff.Moon always did it all. But she wondered what it would be like not to." Moon tries to learn what it would be like to be wild in books, but that's a dead end. Instead, she wanders out one night and befriends a benign pack of wolves. She asks them to show her "the wolfy ways," leading to pouncing, playing, and, of course, howling. It's exactly what one would expect, as Moon learns the value of being wild once in a while, which she brings back to her school, to the enjoyment (and participation) of classmates. But one passage resonates and stands apart from the rest, on a double-page spread in which Moon and a wolf calmly meditate, their images reflected in a pool of water, and Moon learns "How to be still, how to listen and feel." The delicate illustrations, which have a dreamlike quality in their glowing whites and luminous pastels (not to mention Moon's purple skin), suggest that this may be a dream, but what Moon learns is not.Convincingly and sweetly told, Moon's story is a striking authorial debut from illustrator Oliver. (Picture book. 4-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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