The Boy Who Loved the Moon

by Rino Alaimo

A young boy, desiring to win the love of the Moon, embarks on an adventure, swimming the deepest seas and slaying the mightiest dragons to bring her precious gifts.

• ISBN13: 9781939629760
• Publish Date: 9 June 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 5 June 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Familius LLC
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 32
• Language: English

Reviews

[Jo]

3.5 Stars.

Originally posted on Once Upon a Bookcase.

This book is absolutely gorgeous, and I was immediately drawn to the eye-catching gold-on-black illustrations! This book is a complete work of art. It's the story of the man in the moon, how he got there; a boy falls in love with the moon, and does all he can to make the moon love him back. It's a little worrying how persistant the boy is, despite the moon continuing to reject him - not the best messages to be teaching children; boys, keep trying, and you don't need to listen to "no", girls, expect boys to try really hard, and give you gifts. It just seems to encourage creepiness from boys and materialism in girls. I think, despite the questionable story, it could be a really good teaching aid. And it is absolutely beautiful, it might be difficult to resist buying, anyway.