This book is about a girl that wants to play with the moon. She asks her dad if he can go get her the moon. He gets a long ladder and climbs up and tries to get the moon, but it is too big. He tells his daughter that the moon is too big and then waits for the moon to get small again so that he can get it. When he gets it, she plays with it then one day it disappears. It ends up back in the sky. This book shows the phases of the moon.

This book is a very nice story about how a daughter asks her father for the moon to play with. As every father, he goes above and beyond to complete this duty in the book but it comes with a cost in which the moon disappears. I think this story is about understanding one's limits and the cost that they might come with. We always focus on the gain, but never on the loss. Great story. ( )

One of my all time favorite children's books! ( )

Monica looked out her bedroom window and wished she could play with the moon, so she asked her father to get the moon for her.

Papa gets a v-e-r-y l-o-n-g ladder [a double page fold-out], and carries it toward a v-e-r-y h-i-g-h mountain.

Papa puts the v-e-r-y l-o-n-g ladder on top of the v-e-r-y h-i-g-h mountain [a single page fold-up], and climbs up and up and up.

Finally Papa reaches the moon [a double page fold-up and fold-down] and tells the moon that Monica wants to play with him, but he is too big. The moon tells Papa that he gets a little smaller every night and when he is small enough, Papa can take him to Monica.

Every night the moon gets smaller and smaller, and when he is just the right size, Papa takes him, climbs down the ladder [a single page fold-down], and takes the moon to Monica.

Monica is excited. She jumps and dances with the moon; she hugs the moon and throws it into the air. But the moon keeps getting smaller and smaller until it disappears. Then one night, a sliver of moon appears in the night sky. Each night, it grows . . . and grows . . . and grows.

Young readers will find much to appreciate in this delightful picture book. Vibrant colors, fold-out pages, and a fun-filled narrative all work together to show the waxing and waning of the moon wrapped around a charming story of a father’s great love for his child. The simple text will encourage beginning readers; the touching tale is sure to be read again and again.

Highly recommended. ( )

This story literally unfolds as the pages open dramatically, extending both outward and upward. Monica wants to play with the moon, so her Papa sets out to get it for her. It isn't easy to climb all the way to the moon, but he finally does it. However, the moon is too large to carry home. What will Papa do to make Monica happy? ( )