The Moon is Going to Addy's House - Hardcover

Pearle, Ida

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803740549 ISBN 13: 9780803740549

Publisher: Dial Books, 2015

Synopsis

This gentle, poetic bedtime story about a little girl and the friendly moon is perfect for fans of Ezra Jack Keats and Kevin Henkes

After a play date in the city, Addy heads home to the country with her family. And through the long drive, the moon seems to be following them closely—Addy’s faithful guardian and friend.

The comforting sense that the moon is your own personal companion is universal to childhood, and Ida Pearle has depicted it beautifully through her lyrical text and soft, sleepy cut-paper collage illustrations. This is a book that children will ask to hear every night at bedtime.

About this title

About the Author

Ida Pearle is a musician and artist. She graduated from La Guardia High School of the Arts and received a fine arts degree from The Cooper Union. She lives with her husband and daughter in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 1—The perceived movements of the moon during a car ride are a source of mystery and delight to children—and there is no shortage of picture books on the topic. Pearle, however, brings fresh excitement to this phenomenon with her dynamic cut-paper collages. The story opens at the end of a "play date." Addy and her sister have been building with blocks at a friend's home in the city. The pale moon is visible through the window and in subsequent compositions. As the family drives home, the girls play hide-and-seek with the orb, searching throughout the bustling neighborhood, under the bridge, and behind the mountains. Pearle employs a variety of techniques to maintain interest. A warm palette turns cool; paper choices range from the vibrant marbleized swirls of a façade to the wispy rice paper suggesting a cloud. Shifting perspectives include a bird's-eye view and a reflection. Particularly effective is the illusion of the scenery as a blurred stack of horizontal lines as the family rides swiftly through the country, windows rolled down, hair blowing about. The first-person text is sparse and childlike. The blank faces (except for a few slight, occasional lines, suggesting a cheekbone or eye socket), may strike some as odd, but there is much to recommend this spirited offering, not the least of which is the dazzling conclusion in which the pajama-clad Addy is shown in simultaneous succession. The spread captures eight different positions of a moonlit cartwheel. VERDICT A lovely celebration of a magical celestial companion.—Wendy Lukehart, District of Columbia Public Library

Edition details

• Publisher: Dial Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803740549
• ISBN 13: 9780803740549
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32