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Willoughby & the Moon Hardcover – Bargain Price, May 4, 2010

by Greg Foley (Author, Illustrator)
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Every night, the moon outside Willoughby's window gets smaller, and smaller, and smaller . . . until one night it disappears!

But Willoughby isn't afraid of the dark. Not really. He just wants to know where the moon went.

When he finds it in the most surprising place, he sets off on a magical adventure and meets a new friend who seems to be scared of lots of things—moon buggy rides, space pods, big rocks. . . . But it's Willoughby who has to overcome his own biggest fear in order to help his friend.

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  1. Reading age
    4 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    40 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 2
  5. Dimensions
    0.5 x 9.25 x 9 inches
  6. Publisher
    Balzer + Bray
  7. Publication date
    May 4, 2010
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From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2—In this follow-up to Willoughby & the Lion (HarperCollins, 2009), Foley offers another stunning visual look into a child's imagination. This time, Willoughby struggles to go to sleep because the moon has disappeared and the night is too dark. Perplexed and a bit frightened, he sees a light coming from his closet and, inside, discovers the moon with a giant snail on it, looking for his lost silver ball. The search for the ball leads the duo through all the moon's nooks and crannies and eventually back to the security of Willoughby's own bed. In the tradition of Crockett Johnson's Harold and the Purple Crayon (1955) and Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are (1963, both HarperCollins), this story wholeheartedly buys into a child's imagined world as an escape from an uncertain reality. But truly it is the illustrations that shine. The two-tone pictures layer black and silver ink in vibrant Pop-style line drawings over digital prints to transport readers into Willoughby's dark world, where he searches for light. The level of detail in the snail's map of the moon alone sets the book above most of its bedtime-story contemporaries. Foley's latest is a must-have addition to the canon of stories of little boys struggling to go to sleep.—Sarah Townsend, Norfolk Public Library, VA
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Foley’s follow-up to Willoughby & the Lion (2009) is every bit as luminous—and that’s meant literally. With blacks so absolute they shine, and silvers so shimmering they practically act as mirrors, the book is a visual dazzler. Willoughby wonders where the waning moon has gone to before discovering it inside of his closet, along with a giant snail that has lost his ball. Much of the book’s charm is that none of this weirdness is explained, and soon Willoughby is racing all over the moon on a search that ends in a serious game of snail-ball. Bizarre, idiosyncratic, and sure to be adored by the right kind of kid. Grades K-2. --Daniel Kraus

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005DIASYM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Balzer + Bray (May 4, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.5 x 9.25 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Cornpone Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Dis book b illin
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2013
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For realz....i's bin reedin' this ting to mah lil'man fo' like 3 weeks now. he kool wif it. he be bringin' gurlz home and aksin me to reed it to dem as well...an i be like...damn son..u gotz to learn them reedin' skill...you iz almost fo'teen.....
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J.Prather
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly unique picture book
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2010
I am a big fan of Greg Foley, both his Bear series, (which I sincerely hope he gets back to really soon) and Willoughby. This book is stunning and is a great testament to the power of imagination. Once again, Mr. Foley beams us right into the essence of childhood with Willoughby's realization that the moon was in his closet. Where else would it be? Wasn't everything of interest and everything to be feared always in your closet? And snails on the moon? I had to laugh, because it's just perfect! Willoughby gets to roam around in a moon buggy, fly in a space pod, and discover secret caverns (of course full of friendly snails). All is well in the end as Willoughby ends up back in his bed secure in the knowledge that the moon never really disappears...

To say the illustrations here are luminous really doesn't do them justice. The blacks are the blacks of deepest space and the silvers are even brighter than the shiniest moon. I first read this book under a really bright light and had lots of trouble because the pictures are so reflective. The text remains easy to read even with all of this grayscale, with the exception of one page showing a map of the inside of the moon. Just a slight difficulty though. When read under a bit dimmer light, more of the shadows and levels of gray and silver are revealed, making this an absolutely perfect bedtime read.

While this may be considered an unconventional choice - let's face it, it doesn't look like anything else out there right now, it is a great achievement that I would encourage you to get and experience for yourself. I know this will appeal to many small adventurers who will look upon this story as confirmation of what they knew all along: All kinds of exciting things can be found in your closet, and just maybe there really are snails on the moon who love a good game of catch.
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