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When Moon Fell Down
Moon fell down one night...
Fell upon a farmer's lawn,
Rolled about in sheer delight
On fields he'd only shined upon.When Moon falls down one night, he and an adventure-minded cow roan up hills and down, wander through city streets, and finally return back home at dawn. A joyous and lyrical romp, this picture book captures the magic and wonder of seeing familiar things in a...more
Fell upon a farmer's lawn,
Rolled about in sheer delight
On fields he'd only shined upon.When Moon falls down one night, he and an adventure-minded cow roan up hills and down, wander through city streets, and finally return back home at dawn. A joyous and lyrical romp, this picture book captures the magic and wonder of seeing familiar things in a...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
April 24th 2001
by HarperCollins
(first published 2001)
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We are studying the Solar System and this is one of the books we chose to add some fun to our learning. An interesting story about a Cow and the Moon, where the Moon falls to Earth instead of the Cow jumping over the Moon. I really liked when Moon and Cow were window-shopping and came upon the Devine Cheese Shop since cheese can be made from cow's milk and as we all know the Moon is made of cheese! It is written in ABAB poetic verse and is better read aloud.
While slightly entertaining overall, this book failed to deliver. I was expecting something more adventurous when I read the title....all I got was the moon dancing with a cow & an uptight farmer. The illustrations were adequate. Overall, I think this story was cute, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it due to the fact that it lacked immensely overall.
This darling story about the night the moon fell out of the sky has beautiful illustrations and is just right for story-time. It evokes the "cow jumped over the moon" line, but never directly mentions it.
This was a nice poem of a personified moon adventure with a personified cow. The whole thing was fantastically presented and it was a fun book. Nothing more to say than that.
This is such a cute story, beautifully illustrated and poetically written. I love the part where the moon and the cow fall in love with the cheese in the cheese shop window.
One of my favorite picture books. The lyrical text is beautiful and insightful, and the illustrations are just right.
I loved how the poems were written and the pictures were nice. I loved the part where the moon was back in the sky.
We read this book as part of our Space unit in preschool. It would make such a great bedtime story. Very cute!
moon falls out of sky and has (boring) adventure with cow
Nicely flowing, poetical verse and softly glowing illustrations. Some hitches, but overall fun.
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Linda Smith is the author of When Moon Fell Down, Mrs. Biddlebox, There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Boot, and the Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book Mrs. Crump's Cat. Linda lived a full life in a short period of time. On June 28, 2000, she passed away after a two-year battle with breast cancer, but she left behind a world of language, love, and good humor that shines through in her books.
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