And If the Moon Could Talk

by Kate Banks

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374302995
• ISBN13: 9780374302993
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.5" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 3 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

My Favorite Children's Book!

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!

The Perfect Bedtime Story

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 are 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.

Our Family's Current Favorite!

I love this book! The pictures are amazing--the text, more like poetry than prose. To me, it is so beautiful that it actually makes me a little weepy. Best of all, my 19-month old son brings it to us again and again (saying "moon, moon"). It's one of the few "bigger-kid" books he will actually sit through!To me, it is nothing like Goodnight Moon (which we also love)--it is a whole different category!

Dream inspiring arkwork and text, excellent over & over

One of our favorite books for over and over reading to our 2 year old. The artwork is brillant, a mass of colors and impressions. The text is fun to read, though there's so much in the artwork that it's easy to ad-lib.

Nicest book ever. Poetry. A unique masterpiece in this field

I would like to give 10 stars. This is certainly the nicest book I ever read to my children, and we have so many books at home. They are so fascinated with the poetic text and the beautiful indoor and outdoor artwork. This book is clever, delicate, profound, moving. It makes children dream and learn. I am sure it will be around for as long as Goodnight Moon has been with us. This is a unique masterpiece and people here in France have understood that : the book is sold out.