Four kids frolic under the moon before bedtime. Good for them. Dull for me. ( )

Yes, I laughed with recognition. So this text/illustrations did capture those feelings of being young and outdoors playing after dark. I was glad when the pages had the color illustrations. I didn’t like the black & white ones here as much even though on their own some of them were wonderful; going back and forth between color and not color felt jarring to me though. Very poetic text and many of the illustrations were lovely and evocative. I’m not normally a huge Sendak fan but I did enjoy the pictures here, especially the dreamy facial expressions of the children and the colorful nature scenes, and others too. It’s a lovely book. I think children will be enchanted by this book. It would make a great bedtime story. 3-1/2 stars ( )

The present tense telling of the story is unique and makes the reader feel like part of the beautiful world the author and illustrator have created. Every two pages there is a textless double page spread that is serene and peaceful. This is a simple book about siblings frolicking in the night until it is time for bed. This is a beautiful bedtime story. ( )

Wonderful goodnight tale of children playing outside trying to catch the moon with artwork by Maurice Sendak.

Yet another library sale find. ( )

This book captures the whimsical joy of a summer night, in which four children play in their backyard with only the moon for their light. Short and simple, this book has an almost dream-like quality while still being completely relatable to young children (and the young at heart, as we remember carefree summer evenings catching fireflies and whatnot until our parents called us in for the night). The illustrations vary between being simple black-and-white sketches on the pages with text and being full-color, full-page affairs on the following page spreads. ( )