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Stead, Philip C.

Music for Mister Moon

40 pp. | Holiday/Porter | March, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-4160-0 $18.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Erin E. Stead. Painfully shy Harriet "wants to be alone" to play her cello. Frustrated by an owl's persistent hooting, she hurls a teacup (imagined into existence) at it. The teacup hits the moon, causing it to fall and block the chimney. An unlikely friendship ensues. Eventually, Harriet helps Mister Moon return to the sky and reluctantly, but satisfyingly, agrees to play for him. The text employs whimsical turns of phrase and gentle, playful fantasy. The illustrations establish a close emotional connection.
Reviewer: Megan Dowd Lambert | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2019

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