Blue Moon Mountain - Hardcover

Geraldine McCaughrean

3.76

38 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840113782 ISBN 13: 9781840113785

Publisher: Templar Publishing, 2006

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Once in a blue moon, a path of moonlight leads unwary travellers to Blue Moon Mountain. This mysterious place is home to all beasts from mythology, from mermaids to cyclops. Joy, a child born under a blue moon, longs to meet a unicorn, so she follows the moonlit path and enters a very strange adventure.

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From School Library Journal:

Grade 1–4—A dreamy tale about a girl's nighttime journey. Joy is enchanted by unicorns and fairy tales. One blue-moon night, she wakes to find a magic path leading to Blue Moon Mountain, where she encounters all of the creatures of fantasy and myth except the unicorn she seeks. She soon discovers a love for all of the magical creatures that exist only there. When the moon begins to set, the child is flown home on the back of a phoenix. Having missed his opportunity to be admired, the unicorn rashly follows Joy and finds himself trapped in her world. McCaughrean's narrative, overflowing with images, is confusing at times. Episodes like Joy's encounter with the Sphinx seem to have been included for added mystery rather than substance. While detailed and vibrant, the figures are at times stiff and awkward looking. Additionally, the tropical-color palette and fading borders give the art a dated look. Endnotes adorned with woodcutlike illustrations present a needed overview of several of the creatures depicted in the story. Give this undisciplined tale only to die-hard fans of unicorns and pixie dust.—Jayne Damron, Farmington Community Library, MI
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From Booklist:

McCaughrean explains where all those monsters live after their stories ends. First published in 1994, this reissue has magical illustrations by wildlife painter Palin and Wizardology (2005) artist Tomic. The story introduces Joy, who goes off one night when the blue moon makes a path and meets the Wolf ("Someone has to be bad"), the Giant ("Jack was such a liar"), and wyverns and cockatrices and trolls. She looks for an elusive unicorn, but it's nowhere to be seen. The moon has almost set when the phoenix whisks her home, leaving the unicorn to follow. An illustrated appendix lists all the creatures and their attributes. The snow-white unicorn prancing on the cover, surrounded by several colorful creatures, will draw children in. Allowing readers to look at monsters from quite another point of view also allows the imagination free rein--and makes for delicious reading. GraceAnne DeCandido
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