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Also by Eric Carle:

The Artist Who Painted A Blue Horse, October 2011
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar, September 2008
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Papa, Please Get The Moon For Me, August 2001
Hardcover

PAPA, PLEASE GET THE MOON FOR ME
By: Eric Carle

Simon and Schuster
August 2001
On Sale: August 21, 2001
40 pages
ISBN: 088708026X
EAN: 9780887080265
Hardcover
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Childrens

In this unique and delightful picture book, the story literally unfolds as pages open dramatically, extending both outward and upward. Monica wants the moon to play with, so her Papa sets out to get it for her. It isn't easy to climb all the way up to the moon, but he finally succeeds -- only to find that the moon is too big to carry home! The way in which this problem is solved is a joyful surprise.

Here is a multi-faceted story that appeals to children visually, verbally and emotionally, and which also contains a first lesson in natural history, depicting the eternal cycle of the waxing and waning of the moon. The simple text, just right for reading aloud or for the beginning reader expresses perfectly the purity of a father's love for his child. Small readers will empathize with Monica"s longing for the moon, and will be reassured by her father's willingness to try to make her wish come true. And, on a deeper level, they will recognize that Papa is not merely fulfilling Monica's whim, but is demonstrating to her that even a seemingly unreachable goal can actually be attained. Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me is a book to be re-read many times, and to be treasured for its beauty and its positive message of love and inspiration.

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