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The Man In The Moon (2011)

by William Joyce(Favorite Author)

4.25 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1442430419 (ISBN13: 9781442430419)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

series

The Guardians of Childhood

review 1: I must admit that I didn't know these books. Of course I know the characters (who doesn't?), but I had never seen or heard of these books until the movie "Rise of the Guardians". So I watched the movie and fell in love with all the wonderful details. In the Making-Of chapter they talked about the books as the inspiration so I simply had to look them up.And it's true: William Joyce put a lot of love for details into this story and the wonderful illustrations so it was a joy reading The Man in the Moon - even as an adult. :-)What I find remarkable is that he also puts tragic elements into the book, teaching the children that life goes on and that there's always something to be happy about and look forward to.Can't wait to read the other books as well (already started). Very ... morerecommendable!
review 2: Title / Author / Publication Date: The Man in the Moon/William Joyce/2011Genre: Fiction, FantasyFormat: HardcoverPlot summary: In the first of his new Guardians of Childhood series, Joyce introduces the original guardian, MiM, the Man in the Moon. In glorious, colorful detail, readers are invited to imagine the Earth’s moon as a space age shipwreck, and the origin of bad dreams as the work of Pitch, King of the Nightmares. MiM’s fondest memories are of his devoted friend Nightlight, who sprinkled him with Dreamsand as an infant, and it is Nightlight who inspires MiM to become guardian to the hopes and dreams of all the children of Earth, but of course MiM will need help--from a toymaker, a fairy, a rabbit, and others like them. The Man in the Moon captures the wonder of childhood in a visual masterpiece that is to be treasured by readers of all ages.Considerations or precautions for readers advisory: N/AReview citation: Barthelmess, T. (2011). The Man in the Moon. Booklist, 108(3), 95. Section source used to find the material: Children's Core Collection, Most Highly RecommendedRecommended age: K-3 less

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