The Moon Was the Best

By Charlotte Zolotow

Book Overview

Here is Paris presented as a series of memories by a parent who understands that 'the special things' to share with a child are not always the attractions featured in the guidebooks....The photographs...are gorgeous....The understated narrative complements but never distracts from the visual feast....An eyeful of delight.--Horn Book.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688099408
• ISBN13: 9780688099404
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 12.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

“Mom, if you and Dad take a trip to Paris, please take us with you!”

I loved reading this with my kids, and they loved looking at the pictures! The parents take a trip to Paris, and after they get home the mother tells the daughter about the things she saw that she liked or things that made her think of her daughter. Charming photographs and simple, but engaging text.

The Moon Was the Best

I love this book and I love reading it to my daughter, and not just because I love Paris. It's refreshingly unique in the world of books for children--books with relatively few words, that is. The photographs are wonderful and match the text perfectly. The author has taken such a fresh approach to viewing that beautiful city, and she has chosen her words with care. The book's title is so meaningful once you read the book. This is a book I wish I had written for my daughter.