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Monday, March 29, 2021

How the Moon Regained Her Shape by Janet Ruth Heller and Illustrated by Ben Hodson Easter Gift Guide 2021

 


How the Moon Regained Her Shape by Janet Ruth Heller and Illustrated by Ben Hodson from Arbordale Publishing. Is a legend influenced by Native American folktales that explains why the moon changes shape and helps children deal with bullies. The sun insults the moon, and the moon feels so badly hurt that she shrinks and leaves the sky. The moon turns to her comet friend and her many friends on earth to comfort her. Her friends include rabbits and Native Americans. 


Then she regains her full shape, happiness, and self-esteem, and she returns to her orbit. An educational appendix gives advice about bullying, scientific information about the moon, and ideas for related activities for children. 




This book has won four national awards for its lyrical writing and its wonderful artwork. Illustrator Ben Hodson won a Benjamin Franklin Award for this book's artwork in 2007. How the Moon Regained Her Shape also won a Book Sense Pick (2006), a Children's Choices award (2007), and a Gold Medal in the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards (2007).  The book was also a finalist for the Oregon Reading Association's 2009 Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award.




Children will learn from this book 1) that they need to tell friends and adults when bullying occurs, 2) that a bully's insults are seldom true, 3) that children will recover from abuse, and 4) that we can be friends with people who are different from us. Bullying thrives in secrecy, and most kids feel intimidated by abuse. Adults will learn that many children need the help and advice of friends and adults to stop bullying and to recover from the loss of trust and self-esteem that such harassment causes.

My Opinion: I enjoyed the story that this book told is important to educate your kids about things that happen in life that can handle. I have been bullied on more than one occasion not only in ninth grade but because of my political views on social media and it is never easy to handle. This is a great Easter gift to include in your baskets for kids.

To see more visit https://www.janetruthheller.com/ and https://www.amazon.com/Moon-Regained-Shape-Arbordale-Collection/dp/1607187043

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1 comment:

  1. Thank you for reviewing my book How the Moon Regained Her Shape and including it in your Easter Gift Guide! I appreciate your kindness very much! Happy Easter!

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