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The Moon Inside by Sandra V. Feder

lovegirl30's review

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5.0

This is one of the most beautiful children's books I have read to date. The subject matter is something all of us can relate to at one time. Being afraid of the dark. How many times do children wake up afraid or won't go to sleep without a night light? This book will help change that.

Ella is a spunky little girl who loves the sunshine and anything bright and colorful. Her favorite color is yellow, and she is great at drawing beautiful pictures. Unfortunately, Ella has a problem. Come every night, when the darkness sets in she becomes very afraid.

Eventually, her mother figures away to help her get past her fears. I love that this teaches children to look at adults to help them be comforted. The mother is gentle and patient. The mother doesn't belittle her daughter's feelings. She then encourages her to look at the light the night brings. The moon's glow, the softness of the fireflies.

This helps little Ella realize that the night isn't all that scary. She can look forward to the calmness of the moons glow. The fear is still there, but she at least can rest. It didn't solve all her problems, like some magical cure. It was a very reasonable ending to the story.

The art in this book is gorgeous. This might be the most beautiful book of 2016 in my humble opinion. The beautiful illustrations will keep your child entertained, and will blow you away.

This is a must have in any children's library. I received this book for review from the publisher in exchange for my honest and completely unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

elephant's review

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5.0

Beautiful illustrations show how Ella learns to love night time as well as day time.

olivias's review

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3.0

"Before they went back into the house, Ella looked up at the golden moon. 'It's my favorite color - only quieter,' she said."

This is kind of a nice, calm picture book. Ella doesn't like when the light goes away at night, but her mom shows her that the night time has her favourite colour, yellow, too. Nothing amazing, just nice. Interesting illustration style.

jmshirtz's review

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4.0

A sweet introduction to the beauty of nighttime (as opposed to fear of the dark).

heypretty52's review

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5.0

Such a beautiful book.

snixo048's review

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4.0

Beautifully drawn and a sweet little story.

thebookgirl's review against another edition

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5.0

This is one of the most beautiful children's books I have read to date. The subject matter is something all of us can relate to at one time. Being afraid of the dark. How many times do children wake up afraid or won't go to sleep without a night light? This book will help change that.

Ella is a spunky little girl who loves the sunshine and anything bright and colorful. Her favorite color is yellow, and she is great at drawing beautiful pictures. Unfortunately, Ella has a problem. Come every night, when the darkness sets in she becomes very afraid.

Eventually, her mother figures away to help her get past her fears. I love that this teaches children to look at adults to help them be comforted. The mother is gentle and patient. The mother doesn't belittle her daughter's feelings. She then encourages her to look at the light the night brings. The moon's glow, the softness of the fireflies.

This helps little Ella realize that the night isn't all that scary. She can look forward to the calmness of the moons glow. The fear is still there, but she at least can rest. It didn't solve all her problems, like some magical cure. It was a very reasonable ending to the story.

The art in this book is gorgeous. This might be the most beautiful book of 2016 in my humble opinion. The beautiful illustrations will keep your child entertained, and will blow you away.

This is a must have in any children's library. I received this book for review from the publisher in exchange for my honest and completely unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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