THE MOON JUMPERS

By: Janice May Udry

Pictures by Maurice Sendak

 

I must have some obsession  with childrens books and moons! This is my 3rd book that I have done a book talk on that has to do with the moon. This book was a "Caldecott Honor Book" and it was written by Janice May Udry. This is a book for Pre-k - 2nd grade.The book is about a bunch of kids who are mesmerized by the moon. They are supposed to go to bed but, they were up trying to touch the moon. The use their imagination to play outside while they are trying to touch the moon. The watched how the moon grew bigger and bigger. The book was very descriptive what it is like to be outside trying to jump at the moon, it is good if you want your children to use their imagination. Another thing that really caught my eye was the illustrations are so good! so much detail and adds so much to the story. I thought this book would be good just as an introductory to a lesson on the nightsky.

 

Here are some of the pages from the book: