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category: Children's Fiction
published: Sep 2019
ISBN:9781459818668
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

The Moon is a Silver Pond

by Sara Cassidy, illustrated by Josée Bisaillon

tagged: country life, bedtime & dreams, size & shape
Description

A young child skates, bakes and milks the cow while the moon wondrously transforms above.

The moon is a silver pond when seen through the trees. When they tend the cow, the moon is the milk at the bottom of the pail.

With stunning illustrations by Josée Bisaillon, this simple board book shows children that the way they see the world—by heart, mind and imagination—is just right. Reveling in metaphor, The Moon Is a Silver Pond encourages that magical leap of imagination and asks the reader to look at everyday objects from a different perspective.

Available in French as La lune est un étang d’argent.

About the Authors

Sara Cassidy's children’s books include finalists for the Governor General’s Literary Award in Young People’s Literature, Chocolate Lily Award, City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, Diamond Willow Award, Silver Birch Express Award and Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. Her book Genius Jolene won the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize. Her most recent book for young readers is The Secret Office. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, and works in communications for the BC Ministry of Health.


Josée Bisaillon a illustré plus de trente-cinq livres pour enfants et créé de nombreuses illustrations pour des magazines et des journaux. Elle a été finaliste au Prix littéraire du Gouverneur général à deux reprises et a remporté le prestigieux Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award pour The Snow Knows. Il s’agit du quatrième ouvrage de Josée avec Orca, après My Head in the Clouds et Bedtime 123 écrit par Eric Walters, un succès de librairie. Elle vit en banlieue de Montréal avec sa famille.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
0 to 2
Grade:
p to 12
Reading age:
0 to 2
Awards
  • Commended, Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine - Best Children's Books
Editorial Reviews

★ “A volume sure to jump-start readers’ imaginations and create moon-y, luminous dreams.”

— Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Bisaillon's illustrations are truly stunning...A largely successful effort to convey metaphors to young readers.”

— Kirkus Reviews

“Beautiful...The poetic language and cool colours are calming…A classic bedtime read.”

— Resource Links

“Exquisitely illustrated...Both calming and stunning...Board books don’t often get this level of artistic care. Highly recommended for board book collections.”

— School Library Journal

“Simple and elegant...Highly recommended for all board book collections.”

— CM: Canadian Review of Materials

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