And If the Moon Could Talk

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Summary: THIS TOPS OUR TODDLER'S LIST OF FAVOURITES!!
Review: Our 20-month old daughter is a little bookworm and this book is truly one that we take along everywhere. It's our favorite "last book" before bed. She's read it so many times, she's memorized it! Beautifully illustrated and a charming story.

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Summary: THIS TOPS OUR TODDLER'S LIST OF FAVOURITES!!
Review: Our 20-month old daughter is a little bookworm and this book is truly one that we take along everywhere. It's our favorite "last book" before bed. She's read it so many times, she's memorized it! Beautifully illustrated and a charming story.

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Summary: Absolutely beautiful - one of my son's favorites
Review: The paintings (you just can't call them pictures) in this book are lovely and peaceful. The text is poetic and beautiful. It is made to read at bedtime. My son is a bedtime resistor, but he loves to pull this book out and have it read to him. It is a wonderful transition to sleep.

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Summary: Absolutely beautiful - one of my son's favorites
Review: The paintings (you just can't call them pictures) in this book are lovely and peaceful. The text is poetic and beautiful. It is made to read at bedtime. My son is a bedtime resistor, but he loves to pull this book out and have it read to him. It is a wonderful transition to sleep.

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Summary: A masterpiece worthy of the Horn Book Prize
Review: There is an abiding peace about this book. The inevitable comparisons to Hurd understate the differences between the two, especially the more impressionistic art of If The Moon Could Talk. We return to it again and again.

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Summary: My Favorite Children's Book!
Review: 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, cousins. This is a book to treasure!

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Summary: better than goodnight moon
Review: This is a great bedtime book, along the lines of Goodnight Moon but much better. My 2-year old son loves it and I'm sure he'll contine to find it interesting for several years. Great pictures, great text, charming, mind-expanding.

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Summary: By all means, get this book!
Review: This is my 21-month-old son's absolute favorite book. Since finding it in our library a week ago, it is the only book that he lets me read to him at bedtime. Hallensleben's lush and dreamy illustrations, along with Banks' carefully chosen text works like magic to lull our little guy into a deep, peaceful sleep. If I dare put the book down for a second or suggest another book, he gestures wildly until I return to his favorite. Hallensleben is a remarkable artist, and adults and children alike are transported into his magical world. I can't wait for this and two other Banks/Hallensleben collaborations to arrive in the mail.

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Summary: Rythmic prose, colorful art.
Review: This is my favorite bedtime book... my son also enjoys it. I think the writing and art are both calming and imaginative. Ignore the complaints about this being a rip-off of goodnight moon. It is a great book and you and your child will enjoy it.

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Summary: Rythmic prose, colorful art.
Review: This is my favorite bedtime book... my son also enjoys it. I think the writing and art are both calming and imaginative. Ignore the complaints about this being a rip-off of goodnight moon. It is a great book and you and your child will enjoy it.