The Sun, the Moon, and the Silver Baboon - Hardcover

Field, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 006022990X ISBN 13: 9780060229900

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1993

Synopsis

A baboon rescues a star that is caught in a tree, allowing the night to end and the day to begin, and is rewarded by the sun and moon with the brilliant colors he wears today

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2-A pourquoi story of how the silver baboon came to look the way it does. When a star comes loose from the sky and gets tangled in a tree, the moon asks for help in freeing it. Animals, birds, and insects attempt to untangle its long, cometlike tail, but only a brown baboon's "quick nimble fingers" succeed. As a reward, the moon gives him a coat "as silver as moonlight." The grateful sun, who can now begin the day, bestows upon the baboon a face "as warm as sunlight." Field's evocative, poetic text is perfectly matched with her luminous, full-color paintings, done in what appears to be layers of thin acrylic washes highlighted with gouache and chalk and oil pastels. Although the stylized illustrations are quite accomplished, they have a relaxed, almost naive quality. The characters have distinct, sometimes mischievous personalities. This picture book debut is a natural for sharing aloud in a story-time setting.
Denise Anton Wright, Illinois State University, Normal
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist:

Ages 2-5. This original pourquoi tale explains why the baboon has a silver coat. It's all because he was the only animal clever enough to free a fallen star so that the night could end and the day begin. Reminiscent of the art of Jane Ray (but with more subdued hues), the large-scale, childlike, whimsical paintings of beasts offer unusual experiences on perspective. Written with simple rhythms, this is a lovely bedtime storybook from a British first-time author-illustrator. Julie Corsaro

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 006022990X
• ISBN 13: 9780060229900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32