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Lovely and quiet and beautifully illustrated. A great book for celebrating the solstice, or just the turn of seasons. The only thing I'm not sure about is the line -- no one is different and everyone's alone (? alone? why?) but I haven't had a chance to listen to the song yet, so it may make more sense in that context. ( )

I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Almost a Full Moon is a beautifully illustrated book depicting a family preparing soup for a what turns into a community feast. I enjoyed the artwork, as I love illustrations that have a country winter feel to them. I'm just not sure how I felt about the rhyming story fell in with the art. It was a little disjointed and I felt like there wasn't enough to fully tell the story behind the illustrations. I would have liked to have had a little more to read or gone the opposite and had it be a picture only book. However, the illustrations were quality enough to give a 3 star review. ( )

Almost a Full Moon is a story about a grandmother and grandson making soup in the cold of the winter for guests, no matter who shows up. The interesting part is seeing who arrives at this impromptu community feast. The text was in rhyming format taken from a song and in some spots did not seem to really fit with the illustrations. I wish there would have been more story behind this beautifully illustrated book. The guests would all have had a story about being in the forest.

I loved the artwork, as it made you feel like you were there looking in the window at this event. This book would be wonderful with now text, just a picture only book. Children can make up their own story as they read and look at this book. My grandson was not interested in the words, but he sure loved the pictures and pointed out all sorts of things. I am not sure who I would recommend this book to, but it could certainly be used to start conversations about sharing, welcoming others or just as a story starter.

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What a tender little book is Almost a Full Moon.
Written by Hawksley Workman, illustrated by Jenise Eckwall, published by Tundra Books distributed by Penguin Random House Canada, this precious, tender, wonderfully structured children's book is dedicated as says the author at the granny because she "Encouraged me to see the little bits as magical and wonderful."
There is a little boy, who, with his dog return at his granny's cabin and his granny suggests him to help her to prepare a soup because "The weather is turning cold."
It's winter and it is snowing.
This children's book is warm, for the message that wants to spread: solidarity, friendship, love, to my point of view.
Yes because the kid's granny at the end will prepare the soup for everyone else, because "Everyone feels the cold" and also "We'll make enough to feed everyone we don't."
During the short tale wonderfully illustrated, the arrival of other people, friends and neighbors and it will be a great feast with colored balloons and joy and songs and happiness because staying together the best recipe for a good life.
At the end everyone will return home, at least there is Almost a full moon :-) and...some snow but after all it's a winter-night what could we pretend?
The little kid and his dog so go to bed, happy and satisfied for the great time spent with old and new friends while the granny, lighting a candle read a book sat on his chair, relaxing her mind before to go to bed. Oh, this little children's book is superb.
Please go for this little book for your children. Present to them a dream of the life as it should be and as it was and still it is in some corner of the world, plenty of solidarity, love for neighbors and friends and also for strangers.

It's a great gift for Christmas as well!

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