Hello to You, Moon

by Sally Morgan, Sonny Day (Illustrator), Biddy Maroney (Illustrator)

Overview

Not all creatures are night animals, but all creatures respond to the moon. In Hello to You, Moon beautiful counting verse and luminous artwork bring to life the mystery and wonder of moonlight’s effect on us all.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781760125462
Publisher:	Little Hare Books
Publication date:	04/01/2018
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Sally Morgan is an Indigenous writer and artist who belongs to the Palkyu people of the eastern Pilbara in Western Australia. She is the author of Me and My Dad, My Place, and Sam's Bush Journey. Sonny & Biddy are illustrators who have done work for Rolling Stone Australia and for Mondo, including two solo exhibitions in Mondo's Austin, Texas gallery. They illustrated Sydney: Word by Word.

Editorial Reviews

"a beautiful collage of colors, patters, and textures.” —Foreword Reviews

From the Publisher

2018-02-03
Bright yet busy illustrations light up this nighttime story.Bedtime stories that feature animals and the moon are all too familiar, and this book does not stand out from the pack. Pencil-and-digital illustrations depict animals from all over the world, making noises and moving about as the moon rises and sets in the night sky. The primarily purple, red, and blue palette is eye-catching, as is the attention to textures and patterns. However, the text leaves readers with more questions than answers: How can the moon move simultaneously over the Northern and Southern hemispheres? Why are diurnal animals included, such as lions, monkeys, penguins, and meerkats, in what should be a nocturnal menagerie? Why are these animals together at the end when they live on different continents? And why do they then say hello to the setting moon; shouldn't they bid the moon goodbye? In addition, the stars shine brightly throughout the text, but at dusk and dawn, stars are less visible than they are in darkest night. Furthermore, some of the animals don't make the sounds ascribed to them in the text—for example, koalas don't bellow. Problematic rhyme and meter further detract from this already disappointing reading experience. Skip this book and choose more-thoughtful, well-thought-out depictions of bedtime, nighttime, and the moon.A disappointing addition to an already-full shelf. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews