Moonhorse - Softcover

Mary Pope Osborne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679867090 ISBN 13: 9780679867098

Publisher: Dragonfly Books, 2010

Synopsis

A lovely lullaby by the author of the Magic Tree House books

Out of the night the shimmering Moonhorse appears, and a young girl leaves her father napping on the front porch to join the silver-winged horse on a wondrous adventure among the constellations. They gallop past stars and comets, past the Dipper and the Ram, then lasso the crescent moon and pull it across the clear night sky. At last the sleepy rider returns home safely and the Moonhorse disappears into the dark.

The famous author of the Magic Tree House books turns her hand here to a lyrical bedtime picture book text, exquisitely illustrated by S. M. Saelig. Of Saelig's dreamy illustrations, Kirkus Reviews wrote, "In carefully composed airbrushed paintings, this first-time illustrator appealingly combines the astronomy lesson with a sense of adventure and awe, nicely extending Osborne's gracefully phrased text." Fathers will especially enjoy reading this to their young daughters.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Out of the night appears the Moonhorse, glowing white with feathery wings, to take her on a ride through the sky. Osborne's poetic text comes to mysterious life in Saelig's dark, dreamy illustrations full of clouds and stars. Imaginative fare for bedtime--or any time for that matter."--Booklist.

From the Inside Flap:

Illus. in full color. Rocking on the porch after dinner, a little girl and her father enjoy the twilight until Daddy dozes off.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dragonfly Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0679867090
• ISBN 13: 9780679867098
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: S. Saelig Gallagher