Synopses & Reviews
Can airplanes fly to the moon? This one can! Above the clouds an airplane flies into the sky. On the ground a small boy looks up.
A young boy sees a plane overhead and imagines himself in it, traveling all the way to the moon. What does he see on his way? With characteristically spare prose, Caldecott Honor winner Peter McCarty invites readers along for an imaginary trip from the earth to the moon and back again, visiting trains, planes, and boats along the way. McCartys luminous illustrations make the boys fantasy into a dreamlike journey that ends in his mothers armsa perfect way to end the day. Peter McCarty is the author and illustrator of Little Bunny on the Move, Baby Steps, and Hondo and Fabian, for which he won a Caldecott Honor. He lives with his wife and two children in Upstate New York.
Synopsis
Can airplanes fly to the moon? This one can! Above the clouds an airplane flies into the sky. On the ground a small boy looks up.
A young boy sees a plane overhead and imagines himself in it, traveling all the way to the moon. What does he see on his way? With characteristically spare prose, Caldecott Honor winner Peter McCarty invites readers along for an imaginary trip from the earth to the moon and back again, visiting trains, planes, and boats along the way. McCartys luminous illustrations make the boys fantasy into a dreamlike journey that ends in his mothers arms—a perfect way to end the day. Moon Plane is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Synopsis
Can airplanes fly to the moon? This one can
Above the clouds an airplane flies into the sky.
On the ground a small boy looks up.
A young boy sees a plane overhead and imagines himself in it, traveling all the way to the moon. What does he see on his way? With characteristically spare prose, Caldecott Honor winner Peter McCarty invites readers along for an imaginary trip from the earth to the moon and back again, visiting trains, planes, and boats along the way. McCarty's luminous illustrations make the boy's fantasy into a dreamlike journey that ends in his mother's arms--a perfect way to end the day.
Moon Plane is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
About the Author
Peter McCarty is the author and illustrator of Hondo & Fabian, T Is for Terrible, Little Bunny on the Move, and Baby Steps. He lives with his wife and two children in upstate New York.