ACCELERATED READER SELECTION
2004 Honor
Title, Storytelling World Awards IRA/CBC Children 1/2s Choices program 2004 Selection Notable
Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2004
1/2 Rose
Anne St. Romain 1/2s first book is a winner. 1/2
1/2--Jimmy Buffett
1/2 Like
moonlight behind clouds, Rose Anne St. Romain 1/2s sure storytelling voice shines
through in this charming Louisiana pourquoi tale. 1/2
--Paul Fleischman,
Newbery Award-winning author of Joyful Noise
1/2 A
hauntingly beautiful story. A story of the mystery of earth and people. Families
will read it over and over. A treasure. 1/2
--Jay O 1/2Callahan, Winter Olympic Bard, NEA Fellow, author, and storyteller
1/2 Superbly
interpreted and written by Rose Anne St. Romain, Moon 1/2s Cloud Blanket
is a traditional Native American folktale from South Louisiana. . . . Thoughtful
color illustrations by Joan C. Waites grace the pages of this lovely and
heartfelt picture book story which is especially recommended to children ages 5
to 8. 1/2
-- Children 1/2s Bookwatch, The Midwest Book Review
1/2
1/2 St.
Romain, in her first published work, shows that she is a master storyteller with
this Native American legend from Louisiana. 1/2
1/2 --Kirkus Reviews
Nestled in
the branches of southern cypress and oak trees is a natural wonder with a
magical origin. Its story began when a flood raged through the bayous of South
Louisiana. There, a mother and her two children sought shelter from a storm in
the branches of a cypress tree. Late that night, the mother asked the moon to
keep her sleeping children warm. Moon talked to Stars, Stars talked to Clouds,
and when these celestial bodies joined forces, they did more than just save one
mother and her children. Moon 1/2s Cloud Blanket is a Native American
legend from the Houma people of South Louisiana.
About the
Author and illustrator
Rose Anne St. Romain has been a professional storyteller
since 1982. Her many professional performances include appearances at the first
annual Louisiana Book Festival, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival,
the International Reading Association Conference, and
Jimmy Buffet 1/2s Internet radio program, The Stories We Could Tell . She has
an M.S. in speech communication and an M.L.I.S. in library and information
science. She lives in Mansura, Louisiana. This is her first book.
Joan C.
Waites has illustrated more than thirty children 1/2s books. She is a member of the
Society of Children 1/2s Book Writers and Illustrators and regularly contributes to
Hopscotch and Fun for Kids magazines. She lives in Silver Spring,
Maryland, with her husband and three children.