I'll See You When the Moon Is Full [Hardcover]

Jim Fowler (Author), Susi Gregg Fowler (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

"When are you coming back?" is what all children want to know when a parent is about to leave. As he helps his father pack for a trip, Abe too asks this all-important question. His father's reassuring reply will be as comforting and satisfying to young readers as it is to Abe. Full color.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1-This delightful tale about a father preparing for a business trip and saying goodbye to his son is comforting, comical, and satisfying. As Abe helps Daddy pack, they explain how much they miss each other when they're apart-"'I miss you so much that I can't go to bed on time,'" Abe says. "'I heard about that,'" his father replies. When asked when he'll be home this time, the man says, "'...when the moon is full,'" and proceeds to give a wonderful explanation of the phases of the moon. The loving relationship parent and child share, as well as the anguish the man feels whenever he has to leave, is evident from page one. Similar to Deborah Lee Rose's Meredith's Mother Takes the Train (Albert Whitman, 1991), in which a mother goes off to work and her little girl goes to daycare, this book boasts a fresh approach to a common situation. The bright, colorful illustrations and generous white space make it a gem for story time and lap-time reading.
Denise Furgione, Atlantic County Library, Mays Landing, NJ
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Ages 3-6. Helping his daddy pack for a business trip, Abe asks "When are you coming back?" Because "two weeks" doesn't mean much to a preschooler, Daddy shows Abe the moon out the window, explains that it changes, and tells Abe that he'll be back when the moon is full again. What's winning about this book isn't the science; it's the affection that emerges as the father talks about missing his son. The acrylic illustrations show the parent and child as distinct individuals, but they also catch similarities of posture and gesture in the warmly related pair. The story makes it clear that a business trip isn't always fun and that just as a child can miss a parent, a parent can miss a child. Mary Harris Veeder

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 1 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow; 1st edition (March 21, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 068810830X
• ISBN-13: 978-0688108304
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #795,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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