Moonlight

by Jan Ormerod

A little girl's parents are sleepy themselves after they finally get her through the nightly ritual of going to bed

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Family

28 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Jan Ormerod grew up in the small towns of Western Australia, with three older sisters, and as a child she drew constantly and compulsively. She went to art school and studied drawing, painting and sculpture. After completing her degree, Jan become an Associate of the Western Australian Institute of Technology and Design in Education, taught in secondary schools on enrichment programmes, and lectured in teacher’s college and art schools. Jan's first picture book, "Sunshine", won the Mother Goose Award in 1982 and was highly commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Her recent titles include "Ben Goes Swimming", "Emily Dances", "Who’s Who on Our Street?", " A Twist in the Tail" and "Ponko and the South Pole".
http://www.walkerbooks.com.au/authors...

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

کتاب آرومه خودش آرامش میاره. با انتخاب رنگ و محیط و طرح‌هایی که داره، با دیدن کتاب کلا صداهای اطراف به نظر کمتر میشن.
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[Hilary · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little girl finishes her supper and gets ready for bed. She takes the melon rind into the bath to use as a boat and then does all the things a young person needs to do before they can go to sleep, which is quite a lot. Eventually she goes to sleep and so do her parents.

Apart from a nice look at the 70s family this is a lovely story with no text that children can look through by themselves or enjoy telling what is happening.

Read on open library.

[Mentai · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this because I'm interested in 'silent books' - - the illustrations, which centre around a child's world at night, carry the narrative and impressions.

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story is told through pictures only without text and is about a girl's bedtime routine. Suitable for young children.

[Sally Edsall · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a sequel to 'Sunshine' by the same author. It is a picture book without any words, so the story can change slightly, be built with the words of your child and yourself. The small girl lives with her parents, has dinner, "helps" with the washing up, has a bath and gets ready for bed. Dad tucks her in and reads a book, then goes into the living room with Mum. The little girl, however, cannot settle to sleep, and there are a few things going "bump" in the night, and a need for a last minute glass of water!

The illustrations in this book are PERFECT. The expressions and physical attitudes, as well as the events are easily recognised by anyone with kids.

At time the sequences are like a comic strip - conveying small shifts in the narrative. This illustrator has observed young children I am sure....

This book was for a very long time a bedtime favourite with my son, from about age 2 on.

[MelMon Sanchez · Rating 4 out of 5]

A picture is worth a thousand words. Reading is not only food for the soul, but art for our eyes and love in our hearts and imagination. This book gives a child the ability to make up the story as they flip through its pages.

[Alexandrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is book shows an ordinary evening in an ordinary home, but could be interpreted different ways depending on the reader. The family has dinner and the little girl "helps" with cleaning up afterwards. She then takes a bath and gets ready for bed. The little girl is not ready for bed though and the dad reads her a story and goes to be with the mom in the living room. This little girl is not ready for bed though and can not settle her mind to go to sleep. There are things that are a little creepy and going "bump" in the night. The girl also needs one last drink of water.

This book is so cute and has great h. I would definitely recommend this book to others.

I think this book would be a great way to show students that even though they are all reading the same book we can all interpret what we read differently. You have the entire class or maybe small groups all “read” the this book. You then have everyone share what they “read” and then discuss how even though everyone can read or see the same things, everyone still interprets them differently.

[Nitoy Gonzales · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very mundane moment turned into an interesting story for this wordless book. I think every kid experience this one and I like that mundane-ness being illustrated and told in this book. Never thought reading (or looking) this book gives you that home-y and realistic feel that you want to stick around and finish the book. I'm glad I did. So satisfying like your reading a book with an epic plot and characters.

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a sweet little book that shows an ordinary evening in an ordinary home. Dinner is prepared and a family gets ready to turn in for the evening. The parents are clearly ready to fall asleep, but the kid keeps waking up and getting out of bed. Finally, everybody's asleep. I enjoyed the illustrations of the very 70s parents.

[SM R · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very cute book. Despite being wordless, the pictures of bedtime scenes, familiar to children, will enable the child to use his or her creativity to make up a bedtime story of their own.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated wordless story of the bedtime routine. A classic to be treasured.

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is gorgeous art. A wordless picture book of a young girl having a routine evening with her loving family.

Great continuity with her previous "Sunshine"

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is really a beautifully observed little book. The gestures and body language, like the way the little girl's knees go up when she wants to be picked up. The way Ormerod communicates the differences between the tossing and turning getting out of bed, and the getting scared getting out of bed ... it's lovely. And so delightfully hmmmm... 1980? The Mum's haircut! So sweet :)

I also really like the way the girls pyjama top is tucked into her pants.

Anyway. Llewy is just starting to get vaguely interested in this book at 17.5 months. Any younger and it wouldn't have enough whizz bang in it for him.

[Therese · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the illustrations in this wordless picture book, because the little girl in it looks (and acts) exactly like my daughter. Really beautiful and charming. I was surprised that my daughter wasn't all that into it, but then, since she hates going to bed, probably that's one big reason not to love a book about a little girl having to go to bed.

[Maggie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A storybook without words, allowing the reader and/or child to make up their own version of what they see in the pictures. Tells a simple tale of a young child getting ready for bed and what happens when they don't fall asleep.

[Genevieve · Rating 5 out of 5]

I give it 5 stars because I let a young child tell me the story since there are no words, and I enjoyed seeing what a child can get out of illustrations. She pointed out things I would have overlooked. I love wordless books that are effective in telling a story.

[Ella Zig · Rating 4 out of 5]

there is something about sunshine that is so beautiful
and simple and real. ms. ormerod has accomplished it again
with moonlight.

for a text without words, it says everything and the tone it offers
is amazing...
calm, relaxing, lovely, and a great read.

[ninotaziz ninotaziz · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a wordless book, this enjoyed many a night spinning bedtime stories.

[Carrie Gelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I hadn't seen this tile before - just Sunshine. Made me so happy we are over (for the most part) the bedtime struggles.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not about moonlight. Title is very deceiving.