In Every Moon There Is a Face: Poem

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Summary: Highly recommended!
Review: Children?s daydreams, in their exquisite simplicity, overflow the pages of this colorful book. From cover to cover this story is fanciful and innovative. It also happens to be beautifully written as a poem, and its illustrations are whimsical and imaginative. The story begins as a young girl gazes appealingly out the window toward the moon. Then we read these simple words - In every moon there is a face. As I read the story, and was drawn into its dreamlike fantasy, I distinctly remembered how I felt as a child when I looked up at delicate clouds floating along in the sky. I could see anything and everything in those clouds.

Reading this book can help children see beyond the obvious. Most children will see a face in the moon, but if they look deeper they can see the most wondrous things their imaginations can provide. They can soar through the heavens, or they can float gently on the sea, because this book stirs their imagination and brings out everything that a daydream can provide - if they just look deeper.

The words of the poet say it best. ?And in each child there is a sky that?s full of daydreams and balloons, and every dream?s a butterfly that?s full of moons?

*****Highly recommended reading for parents who remember the clouds and children who are just beginning to stretch their imaginations. *****

Reviewed by Ruth Wilson

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Summary: A MUST HAVE for your home library!
Review: Each page of this book is one line of the poem, written by Charles Mathes. Accompanying that line is a wonderful work of art by Arlene Graston that corresponds to and complements the text. The poem makes some unexpected progressions that open little minds to the possibilities of imagination. You can get lost in a single page of artwork for 15 minutes! I was thrilled with the color and depth and this has become a cherished book in our home. My daughter is only 18 months old and loves the colors and turning the pages. She points out objects in each picture and I name them, expanding her vocabulary. I ask her to find a particular object and she points to it, confirming her memory and comprehension.

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Summary: A truly inspiring book
Review: Every once in a great while a work of art comes along that says something so wonderful by saying it so simply that your fears in life take a vacation. This little book does just that. It is a most quiet wonder for people of all ages.

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Summary: A truly inspiring book
Review: Every once in a great while a work of art comes along that says something so wonderful by saying it so simply that your fears in life take a vacation. This little book does just that. It is a most quiet wonder for people of all ages.

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Summary: An easy reader picture book that embraces peace
Review: The text for In Every Moon There Is A Face is a very simple poem by Charles Mathes that combines dream-like pondering with raptly beautiful imagery by Arlene Graston. An easy reader picture book that embraces peace and the joy of the heart, In Every Moon There Is A Face is an invitingly presented treasure to share with young ones - and enthusiastically recommended for appreciative readers ages 4 to 104.

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Summary: The Most Dreamiest and Wondrous Journey
Review: This book is one of the most beautifully illustrated books (adult or children's) I've ever seen. The depth of each illustration is so spellbinding that it draws you into each picture in the dreamiest and most wondrous way ever. It brings the reader to a magical, spiritual realm most books never even touch on or begin to. I have found this book, showing a little girl's journey into the world that dreams are made of, to be so honest, heartfelt and visionary. One of the nice things about this one-of-a-kind book is that it appeals to everyone; adults, teenagers and children of all ages. Everyone that has seen my copy of it or that I gave to as a gift was instantly spellbound by it's poetry and the serenity it invokes on them. I treasure this book with it's wonderful dreaminess as this year it has made my gift list easy to fill because it appeals to all ages. It has left everyone delightfully amazed and longing for more; so they begin reading it over again and then again each time discovering new hidden secrets of our universe and their hearts.

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Summary: The Most Dreamiest and Wondrous Journey
Review: This book is one of the most beautifully illustrated books (adult or children's) I've ever seen. The depth of each illustration is so spellbinding that it draws you into each picture in the dreamiest and most wondrous way ever. It brings the reader to a magical, spiritual realm most books never even touch on or begin to. I have found this book, showing a little girl's journey into the world that dreams are made of, to be so honest, heartfelt and visionary. One of the nice things about this one-of-a-kind book is that it appeals to everyone; adults, teenagers and children of all ages. Everyone that has seen my copy of it or that I gave to as a gift was instantly spellbound by it's poetry and the serenity it invokes on them. I treasure this book with it's wonderful dreaminess as this year it has made my gift list easy to fill because it appeals to all ages. It has left everyone delightfully amazed and longing for more; so they begin reading it over again and then again each time discovering new hidden secrets of our universe and their hearts.

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Summary: Utterly Magical
Review: This book is pure enchantment. Arlene Graston's paintings are breathtakingly beautiful, and their whimsy, rich colors, and fascinating details make this a work of sheer delight. In fact, along with everyone else who sees this book, I can honestly say that it is the most beautiful book I've ever seen in my life.

I can see how these stunning images and the accompanying poem by Charles Mathes work together to create verbal and visual associations designed to stimulate children's own imaginations. But there's more: About halfway through, it dawned on me that this is clearly more than just a beautiful picture book. As I followed the little girl on her dream-like adventure, I started to realize the book's unspoken message. Every image finds a new way to show that the universe in which we live is nurturing, creative, abundant, and loving. In fact, the pictures are so vivid that I could almost feel the child's wonder and joy of discovery. When I finally set the book down, I made a list of the messages that I found in these pages. Here are just a few: You are perfect, just as you are. There are no limits to your gifts. You are not alone. You have nothing to fear. Love surrounds you. Your birthright is joy . . . .

In a world saturated with limiting thoughts, these are wonderful messages to share with a child. For those whose hearts are open -- children and grownups alike -- this book is a doorway into the realm of infinite possibility, where dreams come true, magic is real, and the universe is filled with love.

I can't think of a better gift to share with anyone.

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Summary: A Breathtaking Work of Profound Beauty
Review: This exquisite book is dedicated to "the Silence within us all." From this point of departure, the reader embarks on a quiet journey of wonder and joy, a journey to discover buried treasure within, a journey of authenticity which reverberates in the heart. Arlene Graston's delicately luminous and fanciful illustrations of Charles Mathes's gracefully wise poem are a perfect marriage of word and image, thought brought to the visual. My son's joyful comment,"It has no end. It begins all over!", encapsulates the Spiritual truth of the piece; the connection of everything to everythng else and to the Eternal. I encourage everyone to have the experience of this work of profound Beauty.