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Come Back, Moon by David Kherdian, Nonny Hogrogian

mdevlin923's review against another edition

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3.0

The moon goes missing, so the forest animals must find it and return it to the sky.

misspippireads's review against another edition

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4.0

Bear wants to sleep but he thinks the moon is keeping him awake. He finds a solution that disappoints the other animals. The other animals work together for a solution. By the end of this short story, everyone is happy.

Animals in the story - bear, fox, skunk, opossum, raccoon, crow, and owl
This would be a fun story to tell with ASL.

2024 storytime theme: Storytime After Dark - Moon

Reviewed from a library copy.

barbarianlibarian's review against another edition

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2.0

seems like a fake folktale. classy pictures, okay story

hanna41's review against another edition

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2.0

That bear is a douchebag, stealing the moon.

5elementknitr's review against another edition

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4.0

Incredibly beautiful artwork!

erine's review against another edition

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3.0

A very simple story with gentle, colorful illustrations.

tashrow's review

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4.0

In this quiet book, Bear blames the moon for not being able to fall asleep. So he pulls it out of the sky. Fox notices that the moon is gone and so do Skunk, Opossum and Raccoon. Crow asks Fox why he doesn’t know where the moon is, since he’s so clever. So Fox takes them all to talk to Owl who is wise. Owl knows where the moon is, since he saw Bear take it. So they head off to retrieve the moon from Bear. But how will they get it away from him?

This book has a wonderfully clear and simple story line that makes it ideal to use with toddlers. It also has a deep quiet to it that will work for good bedtime or naptime reading. Kherdian uses repetition throughout the story, having the different animals share ideas and echo back decisions.

Hogrogian’s art also has that simple style. She has wonderful images like the one on the cover that speak to the darkness and loss of the moon. Her animals are realistically depicted and appear against white or tan backgrounds with few details.

There is a place for quiet books for small children and this one has just enough activity to keep it moving too. It would make a great board book. Appropriate for ages 1-3.
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