Bringing Down The Moon - Softcover

Jonathan Emmett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1406373044 ISBN 13: 9781406373042

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd, 1819

Synopsis

Bringing Down the Moon

About this title

About the Author:

Jonathan Emmett gave up architecture in 1995 to pursue a career as a writer and has since had huge success with his series of Mole stories: Bringing Down the Moon, Diamond in the Snow, No Place Like Home, A Secret Worth Sharing and The Best Gift of All. He also developed two stories of Hilltop Farm: The Pig's Knickers and A Spot of Bother, also illustrated by Vanessa Cabban. He lives in Nottingham with his family. Vanessa Cabban was awarded a degree in Illustration from Brighton University and an MA from the Royal College of Art. As well as the Mole books, Vanessa illustrated the bestselling series Dear Tooth Fairy, Dear Father Christmas and Dear Mermaid, written by Alan Durant, and collaborated with Jeanne Willis on Emily Peppermint's Toy School.

From Publishers Weekly:

"Hot diggety!" exclaims plump Mole when he sees the full moon for what is apparently the first time. And indeed, the moon is at its most fetching, glowing in the cobalt-blue night sky "like a bright silver coin." Mole spends the balance of the book engaged in sweetly comic attempts to pry the moon out of the sky. His woodland pals try to warn him off the plan, each one pointing out, "It's not as close as it looks." But that doesn't stop Mole from trying to leap for it, poke it, knock it down with acorns or simply grab it from a high tree branch. Finally, it dawns on him: the moon's beauty lies in the fact that everyone can enjoy it (and besides, Mole now notes sagely, "It's NOT as close as it looks!"). Author and artist seem ideally paired for this well-traveled but sweet tale. In Emmett's unadorned, gentle prose, Mole never seems the least bit avaricious he's just genuinely enchanted by the moon's ethereal beauty. As was true in her Down in the Woods at Sleepytime, Cabban's creatures radiate genuine affection for one another. Keeping the detailing in her settings to a minimum there's just enough to provide a proper stage for Mole's pratfalls Cabban lets the luminescence of the sky and moon hold center stage. It's easy to see why Mole is so thoroughly captivated. Ages 3-6.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
• Publication date: 1819
• ISBN 10: 1406373044
• ISBN 13: 9781406373042
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Vanessa Cabban