I Don't Want to Live on the Moon (Sesame Street Read-Along Songs) - Hardcover

Moss, Jeff

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 037580689X ISBN 13: 9780375806896

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2001

Synopsis

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live on the moon? Ernie has . . .

Well, I’d like to visit the moon on a rocket ship high in the air.

I’d like to travel under the sea. I could meet all the fish everywhere.

This is a beautiful full-color version of a song that has become a classic since its first airing on Sesame Street more than 20 years ago.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Two small picture books, each featuring the lyrics to a Sesame Street song (the scores are not included). Moon conveys Ernie's competing desire for adventure and the need for stability, with stability winning out: "Though I'd like to look down at the earth from above,/soon I'd miss all the places and people I love." The text curves across brightly colored pages but, in this format, both the awkward, repetitive lyrics and the illustrations are saccharine. Fehlau's busy pictures, littered with stars and multicolored dots, are pretty but uninspired and do little to bring the story-song to life. Raposo's Imagination Song in the hands of illustrator Linn fares somewhat better for his naive art is better suited to the childlike lyrics. Whimsical details and varied perspectives add a dreamlike quality. As his bed becomes a sailing ship, Ernie imagines wonderful possibilities for his pals and himself. Although these books most likely will not disappoint fans, they are strictly marginal purchases.
Marilyn Taniguchi, Beverly Hills Public Library, CA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 037580689X
• ISBN 13: 9780375806896
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Fehlau Dagmar