I'll Catch the Moon

by Nina Crews

The gifted author-photographer of One Hot Summer Day uses her photo-collage images to take her readers on a dream-like journey of discovery. The moon floats outside a young girl's window, shiny as a new quarter. And she imagines building a ladder to outer space, going up and up until she can hold it in her hands. Full-color photos.

Genres: Picture Books, Space

1 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1996

About the author

Nina Crews is a well known author and an illustrator children's books. She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Reviews

[Kimberly]

1-2 sentences per page. Dark illustrations. Realistic images - photos of a girl and other real-life objects like quarters and ladders look like they're cut-copy-pasted onto the pages. Older book. A story about a girl wanting to catch the moon using a ladder and what she will do with the moon, and then shares that she will go home because her family misses her.

[Reader · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book follows a girl who wants to go to the moon. I would keep this in my classroom to show kids that they can be whatever they want as long as they follow their dreams, but I would not use it as a read-aloud. I don't love the illustrations, but I like the idea of the story.

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Creatively crafted. The featured female protagonist will encourage young astronauts to reach for the stars.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for toddlers and preschoolers :)

[Miss Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

A picture book about a young girl dreaming up making her way in unconvential ways to the moon shown with real life pictures impossed over drawings. Preschool and up

[Charlie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Before I Read: I look at the title and wonder to myself, will she catch the moon?

After I Read: I realize that she wants to catch the moon. She's not exactly doing it. I also realize the girl isn't a drawing.

[Ebookwormy1 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Imaginative, but a little too complex. We liked "Below" much better.

[C Rain · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really don't think the collage style of illustrations works here. Certain pages remind me of my middle school science textbook in the early to mid 90s.

[Angel B · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was really excited about this book since my 2yr-old says all the time that he wants to "Catch the moon." But this book didn't really do it for me.

[Chris Schoettmer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A story about a young girl's imagination and how she dreams how she will reach the moon from her bedroom window.