When Moon Fell Down

by Linda Smith, Kathryn Brown (Illustrator)

When the moon falls from the sky and lands on planet Earth, it has a great night of adventure rolling down country hills and city streets while making friends along the way.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Space

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Linda Smith is the author of When Moon Fell Down, Mrs. Biddlebox, There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Boot, and the Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book Mrs. Crump's Cat. Linda lived a full life in a short period of time. On June 28, 2000, she passed away after a two-year battle with breast cancer, but she left behind a world of language, love, and good humor that shines through in her books.

Reviews

[Patricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

We are studying the Solar System and this is one of the books we chose to add some fun to our learning. An interesting story about a Cow and the Moon, where the Moon falls to Earth instead of the Cow jumping over the Moon. I really liked when Moon and Cow were window-shopping and came upon the Devine Cheese Shop since cheese can be made from cow's milk and as we all know the Moon is made of cheese! It is written in ABAB poetic verse and is better read aloud.

[Rebecca Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This darling story about the night the moon fell out of the sky has beautiful illustrations and is just right for story-time. It evokes the "cow jumped over the moon" line, but never directly mentions it.

[DiAnne Warfield · Rating 3 out of 5]

PJ story time 6-12-19

[Chrysa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too cute. I'm a sucker for good rhymes. The art was beautiful and the story surprisingly deep.

[Regan Flieg · Rating 2 out of 5]

Something about the meter and rhyme in this one was off to me

[Brooklyne Swarts · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations in this story were very beautiful and the story line was cute and fun. It is definitely a book for enjoyment.

[Makenzie Manley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations and a sweet, delightful story.

[Jeana Wert · Rating 2 out of 5]

When Moon Fell Down had very nice drawn pictures but I did not like the story line. The moon had fell down one night and decided to explore the earth. He had made friends with a cow and they explored the small town, enjoying the different stores and nature. The farmer saw them together and yelled at them both to get back to where they belong. The cow went back to the farm and the moon went right back to the sky. However they never forgot the night they shared together.

[Samantha · Rating 2 out of 5]

While slightly entertaining overall, this book failed to deliver. I was expecting something more adventurous when I read the title....all I got was the moon dancing with a cow & an uptight farmer. The illustrations were adequate. Overall, I think this story was cute, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it due to the fact that it lacked immensely overall.

[Kimberly Ann · Rating 2 out of 5]

The moon falls down and with the farmer's cow goes out and about the town...looking through shop windows. It was an obvious borrowed theme with the moon dancing with the cow..... the Rhyme was not so easy to read aloud and the group of preschoolers were not into this particular story.... The illustrations while attractive were subdued and not particularly interesting.

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

We read this book as part of our Space unit in preschool. It would make such a great bedtime story. Very cute!

[Leslie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is such a cute story, beautifully illustrated and poetically written. I love the part where the moon and the cow fall in love with the cheese in the cheese shop window.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nicely flowing, poetical verse and softly glowing illustrations. Some hitches, but overall fun.

[Alexandria K · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved how the poems were written and the pictures were nice. I loved the part where the moon was back in the sky.

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a nice poem of a personified moon adventure with a personified cow. The whole thing was fantastically presented and it was a fun book. Nothing more to say than that.

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite picture books. The lyrical text is beautiful and insightful, and the illustrations are just right.

[Magila · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love the illustrations - go out and buy prints from the this artist and hang them in your walls good. The story was eh.

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kinda takes "the cow jumped over the moon" and reverses it. It's an all right little story -- no real problems, though it's a little odd.

[Elizabeth]

moon falls out of sky and has (boring) adventure with cow

[Olivia Eaton]

Preschool - Moon Storytime