I See the Moon - Hardcover

Appelt, Kathi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802851185 ISBN 13: 9780802851185

Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co, 1997

Synopsis

A child dreams of being alone on a tiny boat at sea, until the light of the moon, the stars, and the sun safely guide her back to shore

About this title

About the Author:

Kathi Appelt grew up in Houston, Texas, and graduated fromTexas A&M University in 1979 with a B. A. in English andTheatre Arts. She is a frequent visitor in schools and atwriting workshops and is the regional advisor for theBrazos Valley Society of Children's Book Writers andIllustrators. Kathi currently has over twenty-five booksunder contract and lives in College Station, Texas.

From Booklist:

Ages 3^-5. Starting with a line from a famous nursery rhyme, this original lullaby poetically describes a child falling asleep. In a tiny boat adrift in swirling waves, a frightened, lonely little girl with an angelically sweet face wonders whether anyone knows she is all alone at sea. But as she views images that speak of the presence of God--the loving face of the full moon, the stars, the dove that flies toward the shore--she is comforted. The illustrations are somber but appropriately peaceful, their subdued hues creating a sleepy-time setting for the text. Jenkins' use of delicate gold leaf to outline the stars, waves, and wind lends a rich luminosity to the paintings that aptly conveys the wonder a child might feel in the presence of the mystery of God. Shelley Townsend-Hudson

About this edition

• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0802851185
• ISBN 13: 9780802851185
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Jenkins Debra Reid