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Synopsis
A tale that originally appeared in Rootabaga Stories, which explains why parents in Rootabaga Country warn their daughters not to kick their slippers at the moon, is reimagined with fanciful illustrations for a new generation of children.
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About the Author
CARL SANDBURG (1878–1967) was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, first in 1940 for his biography of Abraham Lincoln and again in 1951 for Complete Poems. Before becoming known as a poet, he worked as a milkman, an ice harvester, a dishwasher, a salesman, a fireman, and a journalist. Among his classics are the Rootabaga Stories, which he wrote for his young daughters at the beginning of his long and distinguished literary career.
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PreSchool-Grade 2—One of the lesser-known tales from Sandburg's Rootabaga Stories, this one begins as a man tells his daughter, "Never kick a slipper at the moon if it is the time for the Dancing Slipper Moon when the slim early moon looks like the toe and the heel of a dancer's foot." The story that follows describes the origin of this odd advice. Long ago, a girl woke early one morning after a night of dancing. She went to the window, admired the moon, kicked her foot up, and, "The slipper flew off and flew up and went on and on and up and up in the moonshine." The language veers from the tongue-twisters of the first quote to the smooth rhythms of the second. Litzinger's attractive watercolors show rounded shapes set against a creamy, cool blue. They have a cubist, surreal look that pairs well with the whimsical text. The story lacks dramatic tension, but the quiet silliness will engage some listeners, and the parade of footwear that marches around at one point will satisfy shoe lovers. Overall, this is an effective treatment, and collections with an interest in the classics will want to buy it.—Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL
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- PublisherHoliday House
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0823421600
- ISBN 13 9780823421602
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorLitzinger Rosanne
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