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A Cloak for the Moon
A retelling of one of Rabbi Nachman's tales in which a tailor, dreaming that the moon is cold in the sky, goes in search of a special fabric with which to make it a cloak.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published March 14, 2000
About the author
Eric A. Kimmel
145 books113 followersEric A. Kimmel is an American author of more than 150 children's books. His works include Caldecott Honor Book Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins (illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman), Sydney Taylor Book Award winners The Chanukkah Guest and Gershon's Monster, and Simon and the Bear: A Hanukkah Tale.
Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, New York and earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from Lafayette College in 1967, a master's degree from New York University, and a PhD in Education from the University of Illinois in 1973. He taught at Indiana University at South Bend, and at Portland State University, where he is Professor Emeritus of Education.
Kimmel lives with his wife, Doris, in Portland, Oregon.
Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, New York and earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from Lafayette College in 1967, a master's degree from New York University, and a PhD in Education from the University of Illinois in 1973. He taught at Indiana University at South Bend, and at Portland State University, where he is Professor Emeritus of Education.
Kimmel lives with his wife, Doris, in Portland, Oregon.
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June 18, 2017
One of my favorite fairytales.
November 6, 2017
An original Jewish story by Rabbi Nachman, retold by Eric Kimmel in the style of a folktale.
March 26, 2009
Recommended age group: 6 to 8
A soothing bedtime story of a tailor who spends his evenings gazing at the moon. One night, the moon speaks to him and tells him she is cold up in the sky. The tailor vows to make her a cloak, and sets out on a quest to the Far East to find a special fabric spun from moonbeams that will stretch and shrink when the moon waxes and wanes. Mesmerizing and richly colored illustrations by Katya Krenina recall Northern Renaissance, as well as Islamic and Chinese paintings.
A soothing bedtime story of a tailor who spends his evenings gazing at the moon. One night, the moon speaks to him and tells him she is cold up in the sky. The tailor vows to make her a cloak, and sets out on a quest to the Far East to find a special fabric spun from moonbeams that will stretch and shrink when the moon waxes and wanes. Mesmerizing and richly colored illustrations by Katya Krenina recall Northern Renaissance, as well as Islamic and Chinese paintings.
July 30, 2011
This is a beautiful and enchanting tale; the illustrations are terrific and the narrative is filled with interesting twists and turns. I had never heard this tale before, and we really enjoyed reading it together.
July 8, 2017
This picture book has lovely colored illustrations. They are flat and for the most part without perspective (a bride looms larger than the mountains behind her). The human faces are all beautiful in their own right but they bear unchanging facial expressions. But the illustrations are enhanced by enchanting frameworks of vines, leaves and fruit. The appearance of these floral accoutrements heightens the medieval feel of this tale.
A simple tailor seeks to cloak his beloved moon. Haskel’s quest highlights the typical fairy tale qualities of more stalwart heroes. He shows courage, loyalty, devotion, resilience, cleverness, diligence and unwavering love. The tale of how he creates an amazing adaptable cloak for the moon is unique in its solution, enough to stand out from many other stories of seemingly impossible quests. It’s a delightful story set in a pleasing picture book. I highly recommend it for children who like old-fashioned quest tales.
A simple tailor seeks to cloak his beloved moon. Haskel’s quest highlights the typical fairy tale qualities of more stalwart heroes. He shows courage, loyalty, devotion, resilience, cleverness, diligence and unwavering love. The tale of how he creates an amazing adaptable cloak for the moon is unique in its solution, enough to stand out from many other stories of seemingly impossible quests. It’s a delightful story set in a pleasing picture book. I highly recommend it for children who like old-fashioned quest tales.
July 22, 2017
I loved reading this one - I have a lot of children's books that I read to Players 3 & 4, so I figured it was time to start listing them for myself, so I can recall which ones we've done. Also, libraries are not obsolete! If you can, use your own local one, often. :-)
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