Mr. Squirrel and the Moon

The moon was as big and round and yellow as it had always been . . . so why was it on Mr. Squirrel's tree? When Mr. Squirrel awakes to find the moon on his tree, his imagination runs wild: what if it's been stolen . . . what if the thief lost it . . . what if I'm accused and thrown in prison? He has to get rid of the moon! But when he rolls the moon off of his tree and a hedgehog, a billy goat, and some mice get involved. . . . Will the moon ever be the same again? Sebastian Meschenmoser's expressive illustrations make this imaginative tale soar. AGES: 4-8 AUTHOR: Sebastian Meschenmoser was born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1980. He studied fine arts in Mainz, Germany. His illustrations were chosen from more than 2,700 entries and presented at the Children's Book Fair in Bologna as one of the most innovative new illustrators. As an accomplished artist with several exhibitions to his name, Sebastian Meschenmoser is among Germany's most successful and admired young illustrators for children. REVIEWS: Praise for 'Waiting for Winter' "A quiet, atmospheric and offbeat treasure." Publishers Weekly, starred review "A perfect marriage of words and pictures." Kirkus Reviews, starred review " . . . a beautiful title to share with children on a lap or with a small group." School Library Journal

“"This makes a good choice for story hours or one-on-one sharing."-Booklist, Kay Weisman”

"Meschenmoser s soft pencil portraits of the squirrel s inner fears teeter right at the sweet spot between anguish and humor. The story s deepest pleasure comes from the contrast between its ever-more-ridiculous scenarios and the artist s solemn, classically proportioned drafting style."-Publishers Weekly" " As this book proves, squirrels, jail sequences, and edible heavenly bodies make for picture book gold. Delicious."-Fuse #8 Production/School Library Journal, Elizabeth Bird "As this book proves, squirrels, jail sequences, and edible heavenly bodies make for picture book gold. Delicious...if I had my way every Caldecott would go to Sebastian Meschmenmoser, regardless of citizenship or whether or not he has a book out in a given year."-Fuse #8 Production/School Library Journal, Elizabeth Bird "Readers of all ages are going to love this deliciously funny picture book. One cannot help sympathizing with Mr. Squirrel, but at the same time it is hard not to laugh at the mess he and his animal friends get into. As the story unfolds the situation gets worse and worse, and funnier and funnier."- Marya Jansen-Gruber, Through the Looking Glass Children's Book Reviews "A hilarious story accompanied by wonderful illustrations of the poor worried Mr. Squirrel."- Katrina Yurenka, Youth Services Blog "The beautifully surreal artwork perfectly complements this whimsical, original fairy tale..."- Midwest Book Review

Sebastian Meschenmoser was born in Frankfurt am Main in 1980. He has been studying Fine Arts in Mainz since 2001.With "Learning how to Fly" he published his first book with Esslinger in 2005. This very special gift book has received a lot of attention in

When Mr. Squirrel awakens to find that the moon has landed on his tree, he frantically tries to get rid of it before someone suspects him of stealing it and puts him in jail. But when he rolls the moon off of his tree, it's gets stuck on Mrs. Hedgehog's bristles and when the billy-goat arrives and butts it with his horns . . . Will the moon ever be the same again? Sebastian Meschenmoser's hilarious illustrations and rollicking tale will be a bedtime favorite.

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