Moon storytime

Moonbear by Frank Asch.
New York : Scribner, c1978.
Worried that the moon is growing smaller each night, Bear decides to do something about it.
More titles in this series include: Happy birthday, moon, Mooncake, Moongame, Moondance, and others.

And if the moon could talk by Kate Banks; pictures by Georg Hallensleben.
New York : Frances Foster Books, c1998.
As evening progresses into nighttime, the moon looks down on a variety of nocturnal scenes, including a child getting ready for bed.

Armadillo Ray written by John Beifuss; illustrated by Peggy Turley.
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 1995.
Curious about the true nature of the moon, Armadillo Ray asks different animals for their opinion.

Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Berger.
New York : Philomel Books, c1984.
At the day's end, Grandfather Twilight walks in the forest to perform his evening task, bringing the miracle of night to the world.

A lot of otters by Barbara Helen Berger.
New York : Philomel Books, c1997.
As a lot of otters wrestle, roll, and cavort on the water, they make such a commotion of light that Mother Moon finds her lost child.

Goodnight moon by Margaret Wise Brown; pictures by Clement Hurd.
New York : Harper & Row, 1975, c1947.
Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air.

Papa, please get the moon for me by Eric Carle.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1986.
Monica's father fulfills her request for the moon by taking it down after it is small enough to carry, but it continues to change in size. Some pages fold out to display particularly large pictures.

Northern lullaby by Nancy White Carlstrom; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.
New York: Philomel Books, c1992.
A child says goodnight to the natural world and all those that occupy it.

Cabbage moon story by Tim Chadwick; pictures by Piers Harper.
New York : Orchard Books, 1994.
Albert the rabbit doesn't like cabbage until he finds out what the moon is really made of.

Regards to the man in the moon by Ezra Jack Keats.
New York : Four Winds Press, c1981.
With the help of his imagination, his parents, and a few scraps of junk, Louie and his friends travel through space.

The night the moon blew kisses by Lynn Manuel; illustrated by Robin Spowart.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., c1996.
As a little girl and her grandmother walk on a snowy moonlit night, the child blows kisses to the moon which sends frozen kisses to them in return.

What next, baby bear! by Jill Murphy.
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 1984, c1983.
While his mother readies his bath, Baby Bear makes a quick trip to the moon.

What is the full moon full of? by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim; illustrated by Cyd Moore.
Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills Press, 1997.
While taking a walk outdoors with his grandmother before bedtime, Jonas hears many animals give different answers to his question.

Can't sleep by Chris Raschka.
New York : Orchard Books, c1995.
The moon comforts bedtime fears.

Two cool cows by Toby Speed; illustrated by Barry Root.
New York : Putnam's, c1995.
Millie and Maude are two cool cows who fly to the moon and back in a night wearing the Huckabuck children's new black boots.

The turtle and the moon by Charles Turner; illustrated by Melissa Bay Mathis.
New York : Dutton Children's Books, c1991.
A lonely turtle makes friends with the moon.

Moon man by Tomi Ungerer.
New York : Delacorte Press, 1991.
The man in the moon outwits the police in several escapades on Earth with the help of his waxing and waning powers and the friendship of a 300-year-old scientist.

Builder of the moon by Tim Wynne-Jones; pictures by Ian Wallace.
New York M.K. McElderry Books, c1988.
Brave block-builder David Finebloom receives a message from the moon that it is falling apart and rushes off to help.

Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm off to the moon! by Dan Yaccarino.
New York : Scholastic Press, c1997.
A boy gets in a spaceship and takes a dangerous but exciting trip to the moon.

Hey Diddle Diddle

Hey diddle diddle
The cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away
With the spoon

Winter Moon

How thin and sharp is the moon tonight!
How thin and sharp and ghostly white
Is the slim curved crook of the moon tonight!
~Langston Hughes~

At night I see the twinkling stars	clasping and opening hands
And a great big smiling moon	circle arms overhead
My mommy tucks me into bed	lay finger in cupped hand
And sings a good-night tune.	rocking motion with hands

Do you want to go up with me to the moon?	Point to friend, self, then to sky
Let's get in our rocket ship and blast off soon!	Pretend to climb in ship, swish hands quickly
Faster and faster we reach to the sky	Jump and reach
Isn't it fun to be able to fly?
We're on the moon, now all take a look	Look down
Sit back down, and I'll read you a book	All sit down

In the sky in daytime light	Stretch arms up
We can see the sunshine bright	Keep arms up and make a circle with fingers
We can see the clouds puffed white	Wave hands slowly
Moving slowly in their flight.
In the sky in black midnight,	Stretch arms up
We can see the moon's clear light	Keep arms up and make a circle with fingers
We can see the stars in sight	Wiggle fingers to indicate twinkling stars
Twinkling high with all their might.

For each child, glue a large white circle onto a piece of dark blue or black construction paper. Tell the children that some people think there is a man or a woman in the moon, and others say the moon is made of green cheese. Have the children draw what they think is on the moon in the white circle.