Happy Birthday, Moon [antikvár]

Dear Parent:Happy Birthday, Moon has a sweet and comforting quality that makes it ideal for bedtime. It is a gentle story laced with humor and enough suspense to keep young readers and listeners involved without overstimulating their curiosity just before it's time for them to sleep.In the Read Aloud Handbook, Jim Trelease says that listening is the most important communications skill, Reading a favorite book like Happy Birthday, Moonmaybe several times in the course of a weekwill help children learn to listen carefully. It familiarizes them with speech patterns and with words.The talented author/illustrator, Frank Asch, is fascinated by the moon, and, in fact, many of his picture books feature the moon as a central image. (Two of his other books you might recall are Moon-game and Mooncake, both Weekly Reader titles.) You might be interested to know that all of Frank Asch's books have been reprinted for Japanese children with great success. There, the moon is a familiar symbol in traditional Japanese art.We wish you many happy hours of reading with your children. Sincerely,ömcerely,Stephen Fraser Senior Editor Weekly Reader BooksOne night Bear looked up at the sky and thought, wouldn't it be nice to give the moon a birthday present.