De hond, de wolf en de maan

by James Norbury

Following the Moon has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels, Philosophy, Animals, Art, Inspirational, Spirituality

175 pages, Hardcover

First published September 19, 2024

Reviews

[Bam cooks the books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heart-warming with beautiful metaphors for the journey of life. Lovely illustrations.

[Jessica Ferguson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book touches your soul. Anyone who does not get it, does not understand the complexity, pain and love of life

[Marco · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zooooo. Wat een magnifieke tekeningen. Prachtig. Met ook een goed verhaal. Levenslessen op een natuurlijke manier vertelt. Een verademing. Tussen de regels door voor de goede verstaander mooie dingen. Bijvoorbeeld: kies niet persé de weg van de minste weerstand, volg je gevoel. Het is een genot om dit boek te lezen en te herlezen. Voor hoop in donkere dagen.

[Nora (NoraLeest) · Rating 5 out of 5]

LUISTERRR ik ben geen zweverig type maar I’m a sucker voor deze lieve boeken!! hell yea it’s not about the destination but about the journey!!! hell yea iedereen verdient een fijn leven en eerlijke kansen en iedereen verdient hulp en goede vrienden en steun 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 GIVE ME FOURTEEN OF EM

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favourite book of the year. Very touching. Lots of great metaphors. Really enjoyed it.

[marrit · Rating 5 out of 5]

first book of the year and im bawling

[Carmen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful gem of a book. Hopeful, inspiring, full of soul. A ray of light in these dark days. Will reread many times!

[Steph ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

[Maja (majareads) Milocanovich ☕️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ah bas sam i htjela plakat toliko da ne vidim nista pred sobom 👍👍

“Mi većinu života provodimo putujući, a dolazak na odredište samo je sićušni dio putovanja.”

JAO PREDIVNO I SAVRSENO U SVAKOM SMISLU.
❤️

[Marloes · Rating 4 out of 5]

“‘Daarom doen we dingen met heel ons hart, zodat als het niet lukt, we tenminste weten dat we het beste van onszelf hebben gegeven.’”

De kleine pup Amaya dwaalt al dagen alleen door het bos, op zoek naar haar ouders die ze tijdens een storm is kwijtgeraakt, als ze wordt gered door een oude, wijze wolf die door zijn roedel is verstoten. Samen besluiten ze de maan te volgen, omdat Amaya’s moeder haar ooit vertelde dat als je met heel je hart de maan volgt, zij je zal brengen waar je moet zijn.

Dit is echt een verhaal in plaats van losse spreuken & fragmenten en aangevuld met prachtige illustraties ga je op weg met de wolf en de hond, geeft de wolf haar lessen en wijsheid mee, ontstaat er een bijzondere band en wordt dit een mooi verhaal over het volgen van je eigen maan, niet opgeven, de ervaringen tijdens je reis die je vormen, mogelijkheden zien in alles wat je overkomt, vriendschap en liefde, vertrouwen en troost, afscheid en verlies, groei en alles wat je hart nooit meer verlaat.

“‘Het is belangrijk om te onthouden dat we soms niet beloond worden, dat onze strijd, ons geduld en ons optimisme voor niets zullen zijn.
Maar de reis zelf - hoe we die hebben ervaren en met wie we die hebben gemaakt - zal altijd bij ons blijven.’”

[Cherlynn | cherreading · Rating 4 out of 5]

So much comfort and solace 🤍

[Gajaj · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tocno tole sem rabla pred odhodom v Spanijo❤️

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Stars!

Another fantastic book by this author. I love the message and especially the art!

[Shannon Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Crying

[J · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a book that was provided to me and since it is basically a picture book I chose to give it a quick read.

The Dog Who Followed the Moon is a story that explores inspirational themes by inserting its wisdom as the sayings of an old wolf to a young puppy as they start on a journey along the way. Very rarely do other characters appear to drop their own nuggets even if they are oft repeated platitudes.

If I had been younger and more focused on a
the story rather than its message I may have provided this book a higher rating as it is simple to read and understand while having gorgeous artwork.

Unfortunately my state of belief couldn't be suspended though as the story is too unbelievable and doesn't make sense while at the same time easily guessable. Why is there a puppy in the woods and in the wintry mountains where there are no signs of any habitation? Why can't the alpha, experienced in fighting, make the pack accept a new member or if he is so weak why didn't the story end there?

What did they eat the whole time and how did they survive without eating? What kind of ruins just magically keep going on and on in a place with no signs of otherwise human habitation that would save the puppy? And how do you have flooded streets in a wintry environment with a freezing wind ?

Then there is how is there a cat around the place the puppy supposedly remembers staying at that doesn't seemingly know the puppy's family or even enough to re-direct the companions?

Cute and deep in some regards but missing too much story for me to enjoy this book as a whole.

[miria_ma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Knihy tohto typu uz na mna posobia predvidatelne a monotonne. To co by pre mna mohlo byt silno emocionalne, sa rychlo vyprazdni, pretoze citam variaciu na stale sa opakujucu situaciu. Kniha je ale kazdopadne velmi pekna pre oko.

[Shaghayegh.l3 · Rating 2 out of 5]

بیشتر از این که به داستان توجه کنم تصویرها چشممو گرفتن و واقعا فوق‌العاده‌ بودن. توی نمایشگاه خوندم و چیزی میخواستم که خیلی وقتمو نگیره اما با این حال انقدر حجم «مسیر رو در آغوشت بگیر» و عذر میخوام از این گنده‌گوزی‌ها پشت هر جمله و حرف ساده‌ای بود که از روشون می‌پریدم که دقیق نخونمشون و عصبی شم. برای کتاب خوندن موقع وقت‌کشی هم کافی بود هم نبود.

[Medley Ford · Rating 5 out of 5]

My dad gave me this for Christmas. A story about the journey of life and always following your heart. Featured in the WSJ. Going to have the twins read too. Perfect book before starting the new year.

[Lisa Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated! This is such a heartwarming story, I loved it.

[Mateja ✴ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nisam planirala plakati i da nisam u javnosti vjerojatno bi...

[Mobina · Rating 2 out of 5]

به اندازه بقیه کتاب های جیمز نوربری دوسش نداشتم. همچنین کتاب تو رسوندن مفهوم و هدفی که میخواست برسونه زیاد موفق نبود. در کل زیاد پیشنهادش نمیکنم بهتره کتاب های دیگه این نویسنده رو بخونین.

[P.ernilla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wat een mooi boek over je hart volgen, in het moment leven, afscheid nemen en vertrouwen hebben. Het stemde me soms verdrietig, maar het gaf ook hoop en richting. Met mooie tekeningen die het verhaal goed ondersteunen

[Dest · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in 30 minutes this morning while my husband and daughter were still asleep. It’s basically a long picture book. I felt a little embarrassed to have tears streaming down my face when they woke up and found me.

I think a younger me would’ve found this book very corny, but here I am in my 40s weeping over a fictional wolf who helps a fictional puppy search for her lost family. I don’t think it’s equivalent to crying over a sappy commercial, but it’s somewhere in that zone. There is nothing in this story that I hadn’t heard before (the concepts are Buddhist) but this book really hit me. Maybe because I love dogs and our sweet dog died a year and a half ago and we are going to meet a new dog to possibly adopt tomorrow. Also today is my mom’s birthday and I feel very grateful for her. Also in a few days we are going to have a certain president again and it’s very depressing for me as a woman and as a human. This book is a lovely reminder that so much of life is beyond our control, but that is not a reason to despair.

[Blane · Rating 3 out of 5]

With all of the good press received at the end of 2024, I expected so much more from this one. Without a doubt, the mix of spectacular watercolor/pen & ink/sketch illustrations are some of the most impressionistic I have seen in any recent graphic novel (though some of them reminded me of long-forgotten 1970s Roger Dean-created 'Yes' album cover art). The text, on the other hand, read like a mix of New Age-y schmaltz and fortune cookie philosophy. Still, I can see this becoming one of those perennial titles that people give to someone who is going through a rough time in their life. Not for me.

[🌶 peppersocks 🧦 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reflections and lessons learned/the content of this book made me feel…

…emotional but comforted by the thought of it all. As beautiful as ever with a large spoonful of yummy anthropomorphism and a big set of tears. Purposely picked up to finish on a relaxing Mother’s Day and family based weekend sat in the sun to try and soften some of the blow!

May 25: Late night audiobook listen - equally as lovely!

[Elizabeth A · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another illustrated fable. In this one a young pup lost in the woods finds an unexpectedly ally.

The paintings and sketches are lovely and I liked the gentle reminder that the journey is the destination.

Rating for James Norbury Books
The Cat Who Taught Zen - 4
The Dog Who Followed the Moon - 3

[AsWriteAsSnow · Rating 5 out of 5]

a story about a journey into the unknown, friendship, loss and grieve. beautiful as ever.

[Julie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lovely illustrations, but felt too contrived with attempts at being profound feeling forced with every turn of the page.

[Kara Kvasnicka · Rating 5 out of 5]

For both its soothing words and gorgeous illustrations, I may have to buy my own copy of this.

[Gabriel Echo Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Illustrated beautifully
Symbolically rich
a wonderful weekend morning read