The Boy Who Loved The Moon

This beautiful adaptation of the beloved The Boy and The Moon--winner of multiple international independent film awards--tells the story of a boy who swims the deepest seas and slays the mightiest dragons to win the Moon's love.

It's midnight - a special time of night, when anything can happen. Wide awake long past his bedtime, a young boy slips outside his house to join some special friends in a nighttime jubilation. Complete with howls and whoops, they joyously celebrate the mystery and magic of the night, basking in the glow of the moonlight. They howled at the moon, they howled at life, and they howled with all things in the night. But their revelry comes to a halt when the moon is caught in the branches of a tree. Is anyone brave enough to climb the tree and save the moon? Gorgeous atmospheric paintings lure readers of all ages into believing that anything can happen - at midnight! J. (Jim) Carroll's work has been displayed around the world, including at the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science & Technology in Milan and at the United Nations in NYC. He has been an instructor at the School of Visual Arts and at the Massachusetts Museum of Modern Art. His work has also been featured in Zoom, HOW, PRINT and Communication Arts magazines. The Boy and the Moon is his first children's book.

A New York Times Top 10 Book of 2011 "[A]n intimate glimpse into the life of a family that cares around the clock for a disabled child, that gets so close to the love and despair, and the complex questions the life of such a child raises...It is a beautiful book, heartfelt and profound, warm and wise." —Jane Bernstein, author of Loving Rachel and Rachel in the World Ian Brown's son Walker is one of only about 300 people worldwide diagnosed with cardiofaciocutaneous (CFC) syndrome—an extremely rare genetic mutation that results in unusual facial appearance, the inability to speak, and a compulsion to hit himself constantly. At age thirteen, he is mentally and developmentally between one and three years old and will need constant care for the rest of his life. Brown travels the globe, meeting with genetic scientists and neurologists as well as parents, to solve the questions Walker's doctors can't answer. In his journey, he offers an insightful critique of society's assumptions about the disabled, and he discovers a connected community of families living with this illness. As Brown gradually lets go of his self-blame and hope for a cure, he learns to accept the Walker he loves, just as he is. Honest, intelligent, and deeply moving, The Boy in the Moon explores the value of a single human life.

The plot twists around the questions of humanity in a comic contemporary novel that portrays the trials of Shed, a half-breed, bisexual boy who works at a Victorian whorehouse in the old West.

"A sweet and simple story about a cat that discovers the enduring meaning of love in her relationship with the moon that remains deep in her heart, even when that very same moon is hidden from her view." - Patrice Karst bestselling author of THE INVISIBLE STRING "Poignant, charming, utterly captivating. Children will fall in love with Cromwell the cat and her bond with the moon. Jennifer Lea Reynolds has written what ought to become a classic in children's literature." - Edward (Ned) Hallowell, M.D., board-certified child, adult psychiatrist and thought leader who founded the Hallowell Centers

Paul believes that the moon is not the moon, but a great hole in the sky. It's one of many strange ideas the he's never told anyone, until he meets Molly, his irrepressible neighbour, who begins to convince him that his theory might just change the world. Ages 7+.

This is a story about self-belief. Self-belief is giving yourself a chance to try to succeed and loving yourself enough to put yourself in a position to succeed. No matter the outcome you will feel happy knowing that you tried. The boy finds himself captivated by the moon. He decides to let the moon know that he loves her even though he has no idea how or where to begin. The moon has been loved by every generation of people to ever live! The boy shares their timeless adoration. The moon illuminates our wild night sky. We notice it and our hearts feel lively like a zoo! Read this story to see all the creative ways the boy goes about getting the moons attention and expressing his love for her in his own heartfelt way!

Two stories of mystery for older children or adults about a boy who fell in love with the moon, and a story of a greedy, vanity-stricken Ram who believes he is better than anybody else but meets his downfall when a pack of wolves invades his enviroment.

This beautiful picture book is a favorite of parents and grandparents alike to read to their little ones.Once there was a little boy, fascinated by the stars, the moon, and the sun. But most of all the sky.What could he do to get there? How could he make it happen?