The Marzipan Moon

by Nancy Willard

Book Overview

A whimsical story about a miracle-making clay crock, a priest whose simple wish is granted, and a bishop whose pomposity shatters the magic. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152529632
• ISBN13: 9780152529635
• Release Date: March 1981
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

Charming Mystery of Providence Versus Greed

A poor and gentle priest falls into coveteousness after he receives his parrishioner's meager Christmas gifts. His hand falls on a mysterious old cracked pot as he looks longingly at the full moon and wishes he could receive a marzipan moon every morning. And so begins a delightful turn of fantasy which keeps our dear little priest and we readers guessing -and smiling - at every quirky turn. I can guarantee that Nancy Willard's "Marzipan Moon" will be a family favorite. Her combination of fantacy and familar failings in mankind give safe distance to grasp the struggles and dreams we all share. Marcia Seawall's illustrations convince readers of the characters believable delimas, with their sad shoulders or beaming faces and incredible creations of imaginations. Don't rob yourself of experiencing this tale with your children. Mine are still asking me to form them marizpan moons for Christma, some 15 years since we began reading this!