Moon Man
Classic fable about the man in the moon, by one of the world's most famous storytellers.
Tomi Ungerer
- A classic story by one of the world’s best-loved and acclaimed storytellers, examining themes of loneliness, difference, understanding and acceptance
- This warm and witty, beautifully illustrated fable about the lonely Moon Man’s eventful first visit to Earth will appeal to children and adults alike
- An internationally best-selling storybook, translated into 12 languages and prized by readers around the world
- Reissued in English to inspire and delight a new generation of children
- Winner of the Book Week prize for books for children aged 4–8 on its first publication in the USA in 1967
Hardback
231 x 305 mm, 9 1/8 x 12 in
40 pp
27 colour illustrations
ISBN 9780714855981
0714855987
In this beautifully illustrated and delightfully quirky tale by one of the world's best-loved and acclaimed storytellers, the Man in the Moon looks down on the happy, dancing people on Earth every night, wishing he could join them. He hitches a ride on a passing comet and crash-lands on Earth, where he quickly finds himself thrown into jail by people who take him for an invader, rather than a friendly visitor. The Moon Man, however, has a most unusual – but perfectly logical – means of escape, and sets out to make his way back home.
Tomi Ungerer is one of the world’s most famous and best-loved children’s authors. An illustrator, writer, designer, toy-collector and archivist of human absurdity, his work spans storybooks, poster designs, political campaigns and film. He is a recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen prize for illustration, and the Musée Tomi Ungerer, devoted exclusively to his work, opened in Strasbourg in 2007.