City Moon by Rachael Cole & Blanca Gomez. “This book follows a curious little boy and his mother as they go on a nighttime stroll through their neighborhood looking for the moon. The moon plays hide-and-seek behind buildings and peekaboo behind clouds. It’s fun to have toddlers and preschoolers attempt to spot the moon on each page! This is a great book that encourages visual literacy.” ( )

Magical. ( )

This book follows a young child going for a nighttime walk with their mother. Together, they search for the moon, and the child asks their mom some questions. The child asks about the stars (they think the stars a little moons), the moon (they think there are multiple moons), and the puddles of water on the street (they think that there's a moon in the water). Each time, the child's mom calmly answers the question, and they continue walking. The book gave me a very warm feeling, as it's a very calming book with cool colors and simple words. It's obviously the type of book you would read to a young child before bed, and I understand why, since it's so relaxing. The illustrations also show all the different types of people living in the city that the child and mother are walking through, and how different everyone's nighttime routines can be. I really enjoyed this book, though it was pretty simple (though I think that's a good thing). I could imagine reading this before bed and falling asleep, and I honestly think that's what the author and illustrator were going for. ( )

City Moon is a short simple story about a mother and a little boy who takes a walk at night in search of the moon. The little boys learn a few facts as he observes different things doing his walk with his mother. He notices that at first, he doesn't even see the moon. Then he notices "glittery dots in the sky" and his mother tells him they are called stars. He sees the moon reflection and leans the word reflection from his mother. Right before arriving back home he asks his mother why isn't everyone stopping to watch the moon. He mother tells him that the people are busy. Tuck into bed his mother leaves the curtains open so he can watch the moon as he falls asleep. The illustrations depict a busy city life. This book is a great bedtime storybook for little children. ( )

City Moon is a really sweet book because I could see a parent reading this to their child and then having this ritual of searching for the moon become incorporated into a bedtime ritual. I like seeing a book set within the city pull out the parts of nature that can be appreciated. The child at one point asks his mother why other people are not also looking for the moon which sets also sets a nice example to assist others in appreciating the smaller things in life. The illustrations are very modern style and blocky. It looks like these images are computer generated and they are so incredibly detailed! The text here is simple to let the reader fall into the images and discover their own details. The detail is everything from people performing their own nighttime rituals in windows that the mother and child see from the street to bumper stickers places on trashcans as graffiti. Beautiful. I also checked out the illustrators website and her work is so consistent. She has that specific, modern style that she sticks to and makes beautiful pieces. ( )