I Don't Want to Live on the Moon (Sesame Street Read-Along Songs) [Hardcover]

Jeff Moss (Author), Dagmar Fehlau (Illustrator)

Book Description

Grade Level: K and up | Series: Sesame Street Read-Along Songs

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live on the moon? Ernie has . . .

Well, I’d like to visit the moon on a rocket ship high in the air.

I’d like to travel under the sea. I could meet all the fish everywhere.

This is a beautiful full-color version of a song that has become a classic since its first airing on Sesame Street more than 20 years ago.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Two small picture books, each featuring the lyrics to a Sesame Street song (the scores are not included). Moon conveys Ernie's competing desire for adventure and the need for stability, with stability winning out: "Though I'd like to look down at the earth from above,/soon I'd miss all the places and people I love." The text curves across brightly colored pages but, in this format, both the awkward, repetitive lyrics and the illustrations are saccharine. Fehlau's busy pictures, littered with stars and multicolored dots, are pretty but uninspired and do little to bring the story-song to life. Raposo's Imagination Song in the hands of illustrator Linn fares somewhat better for his naive art is better suited to the childlike lyrics. Whimsical details and varied perspectives add a dreamlike quality. As his bed becomes a sailing ship, Ernie imagines wonderful possibilities for his pals and himself. Although these books most likely will not disappoint fans, they are strictly marginal purchases.
Marilyn Taniguchi, Beverly Hills Public Library, CA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Inside Flap

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live on the moon? Ernie has . . .

Well, I?d like to visit the moon on a rocket ship high in the air.

I?d like to travel under the sea. I could meet all the fish everywhere.

This is a beautiful full-color version of a song that has become a classic since its first airing on Sesame Street more than 20 years ago.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (October 23, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037580689X
• ISBN-13: 978-0375806896
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,631,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful!, February 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: I Don't Want to Live on the Moon (Sesame Street Read-Along Songs) (Hardcover)

I read to my daughter every night before bed-- twice: the first time she can see the pictures, the second time she has to close her eyes and "see the story in her imagination." Last night, I couldn't get her to keep her eyes closed the second time-- she just wanted to look at the beautiful pictures! When the story was over, she initiated a game of "which is your favorite star" in the endpapers!

Just a sweet story with beautiful illustrations. We'll be looking for more by Moss and Fehlau!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Way to Learn the Song, December 22, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: I Don't Want to Live on the Moon (Sesame Street Read-Along Songs) (Hardcover)

I Don't Want to Live on the Moon has been one of my son's favorite songs since birth. We got the book a couple of months before he turned 2 (along with Imagination) and they became his instant favorites. In fact we read/sang the book with him so many times within no time he was singing along and then he started singing the full song by himself. He would bring both books to us and say "I read On the Moon, you read Imagination" then switch when we finished reading one of the books.

Only complaint, we read it so much I wish it was a board book!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Most wonderful illustrations!!!, December 31, 2001

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"cloudyn" (Maine, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Don't Want to Live on the Moon (Sesame Street Read-Along Songs) (Hardcover)

We got this book for our son (20 months) and all of us (my son, my husband and I) immediately fell in love with the illustrations in this book. Even if you don't know the song it is a wonderful story and it is a beautiful picture book with the most detailed,'warm' and colorful pictures. We will definitely be looking for more books illustrated by Dagmar Fehlau - she is a true genius. These pictures will bring a smile to your face and will make you and your children feel 'warm and fuzzy' all over.