Moonshadow

by Lobel Gillian, Karin Littlewood (Illustrator)

Moonshadow is flying south for the first time. Grandfather leads the swans on their great journey over sleepy cities and shimmering seas. Suddenly tragedy strikes. Which of the swans will now make it on this perilous journey?

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2009

Reviews

[Dimity Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exquisite illustrations capture a simple tale of migration, change and loss.

[Sara Cross · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely story about migrating birds and loss of a loved one. Ended abruptly though or I would have given it five stars.

[Vinnie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story made me cry.... The illustrations were beautiful!

[Terry]

Beautiful, calming illustrations and a story of a loving family make this a must-read book to help kids understand death and loss. To read our full review, go to the Reading Tub.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

watercolors were lovely, not sure what the point was???death maybe or flying south for the winter...

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked the story but it felt like the death of the Grandfather was dealt with too quickly

[Donna]

Published as Moonshadow.