Moon Babies
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- £4.99
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
Just right for fans of Dream Animals, this gorgeously illustrated story-in-verse about baby moons growing up in a celestial nursery is ideal bedtime reading and a perfect new baby gift.
In the starry dark of night, / a secret moon world comes to light. / Make a wish and you just might / visit baby moons tonight. Follow the moon babies on their busy day from waking up in their crescent cradles, to breakfast on the Milky Way, to bundling up for moonwalks, to orbiting the earth in a lunar carousel, and more! And at day's end, watch as the babies finish bathtime with stardust powder, snuggle up with nursery rhymes and lullabies, and finally drift off to sleep. Karen Jameson's charming verse is a joy to read aloud, and Amy Hevron's enchanting illustrations are simply irresistible, making this the perfect read-aloud to send little ones off to dreamland.
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In a lyrical bedtime story, anthropomorphic baby moons with blissful, doll-like expressions orbit throughout an intergalactic world of constellations and purple skies. At moonrise, the orbs begin their busy day, setting out for a walk and various amusements. When moonset looms, they bathe in a "grand celestial tub" with a swirl of soapsuds and "stardust powder"; eat "steamy porridge, smooth and white" from bowls seen floating along a swirl of interstellar light near the Little Dipper; and gather around to snuggle and listen to Mother Goose nursery rhymes before heading off to bed (even moon babies, it seems, "drift off, rock-a-byed"). Hevron creates a dreamy, cozy atmosphere in gentle painterly scenes that aren't attached to any particular time or place. Readers themselves may feel as though they are floating serenely alongside the peaceful lunar characters. Ages 3 5.
