HOW DO YOU BECOME FRIENDS WITH THE MOON?

Who’s never thought about the moon?

A light-skinned, long-haired child and a green dragon pal wonder about the world. They seek answers to such imponderables as “How many songs can a bird sing?” and “How many different flowers are in the world”? Their equally inquisitive friends, an octopus and a cat, join them in their quest for answers. Their most crucial inquiry concerns the moon: “Would she ever come and stay with us?” The gang pore over books in search of answers, hold welcoming picnics for the moon, tell her stories, and play music—to no avail. Finally, they set out to find the moon. Success! Even better: She returns with them and drinks so much milk tea that she becomes fuller and rounder with each cup—until she’s too round to stay. What to do? Child, dragon, octopus, and cat must return the moon to the sky and “welcome her back whenever she’d like…for more milk tea.” Kids will respond immediately to this sweet fantasy, told with an air of simple, breathless wonderment, and will gladly volunteer their own questions about the world and the moon. The delicate, airy illustrations, created with a limited, soft palette, appear on pages as if seen from a distance and suit the story beautifully. A recipe for milk tea for two is included.

Readers will delight in this enchanting book…and be eager to befriend the moon themselves.