Monday, February 15, 2010

Why the Sun and Moon live in the sky by Niki Daly

This is a retelling of an ancient fable explaining why the sun and the moon live in the sky instead of on earth. It is written for early elementary students. The story begins with the sun and the moon living happily together in their house on earth. During his wanderings the sun begins to visit the sea and becomes infatuated with her. He invites her to his house and the sun and the moon ended up being driven into the sky because the sea floods their house. This is an interesting fable that teaches readers the dangers of infatuation. The only thing I didn't like about this story are the illustrations, which seem very new-agey and lack expression. Besides this I think kids would enjoy reading this book.

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