Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me

By Eric Carle. Published by Simon & Schuster. 

Hardcover, 40 pages, Colour, 1986 (1991 printing)

Monica wants the moon to play with, so her Papa sets out to get it for her. It isn't easy to climb all the way up to the moon, but he finally succeeds - only to find that the moon is too big to carry home! The way in which this problem is solved is a joyful surprise.

In this unique and delightful picture book, the story literally unfolds as pages open dramatically, extending both outward and upward.

Here is a multi-faceted story that appeals to children visually, verbally, and emotionally, and which also contains a first lesson in natural history, depicting the eternal cycle of the waxing and waning of the moon.

A true classic born of Eric Carle's love for his own children.