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Moonride
What do you do when the moon comes to your window and offers to take you on a night ride? You say yes, of course! And so begins a night of surprising travel, seated on the back of the full moon. The simple, quietly humorous text offers sound advice to any child about to set off on a trip. And the soft pastel drawings add a dreamlike quality to the story of this lucky young boy who is whisked from his bed for a night ride through the city that never sleeps.
- GenresPicture Books
32 pages, Hardcover
First published March 27, 2000
About the author
Harriet Ziefert
693 books56 followersHarriet Ziefert grew up in North Bergen, New Jersey, where she attended the local schools. She graduated from Smith College, then received a Masters degree in Education from New York University.
For many years, Ziefert was an elementary school teacher. She taught most grades from kindergarten to fifth grade. "I liked it," she said, but she stopped teaching when she had her own sons. When her children were older, Ziefert wanted "a bigger arena" for her work. She went to work at a publishing company, Scholastic in New York City, developing materials for teacher's guides for kindergarten language arts and social studies programs.
"About twelve years ago," says Ziefert in a 1995 interview, "I tried to get a job as an editor, but no one would hire me as a trade editor. So I decided to write my own books." Since then, she has written several hundred books, mostly picture books and easy-to-read books. "I write books very quickly," she says, "in about twelve hours. I rewrite them three times over three days, and then they're done." She writes about twenty books a year.
For many years, Ziefert was an elementary school teacher. She taught most grades from kindergarten to fifth grade. "I liked it," she said, but she stopped teaching when she had her own sons. When her children were older, Ziefert wanted "a bigger arena" for her work. She went to work at a publishing company, Scholastic in New York City, developing materials for teacher's guides for kindergarten language arts and social studies programs.
"About twelve years ago," says Ziefert in a 1995 interview, "I tried to get a job as an editor, but no one would hire me as a trade editor. So I decided to write my own books." Since then, she has written several hundred books, mostly picture books and easy-to-read books. "I write books very quickly," she says, "in about twelve hours. I rewrite them three times over three days, and then they're done." She writes about twenty books a year.
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March 10, 2022
Genre: modern fantasy, grades K-1
This book was a childhood fav0rite of mine, but reading it now I'm failing to see where that magic came from. Yes, this book is imaginative but the illustrations can be downright uncanny at times and it doesn't have much of a story. However, there is something to be said for how much I loved this book when I was little, so maybe there is something about this book that kids would love that older people have a harder time seeing. Overall, this is a pretty mediocre children's book, but it's not all that bad either.
This book was a childhood fav0rite of mine, but reading it now I'm failing to see where that magic came from. Yes, this book is imaginative but the illustrations can be downright uncanny at times and it doesn't have much of a story. However, there is something to be said for how much I loved this book when I was little, so maybe there is something about this book that kids would love that older people have a harder time seeing. Overall, this is a pretty mediocre children's book, but it's not all that bad either.
April 13, 2023
No, it doesn't have much of a story and the illustrations are strikingly weird but I like this one a lot and kids liked it at storytime.
August 20, 2015
How to make the most of an evening riding on the moon.
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