MY LITTLE HALF-MOON

One night a young boy spies half a moon in the sky. Since it’s missing its other half, he believes it must be lonely. So he takes it upon himself to cheer up the moon, doing all he can to lift the moon’s spirits.

Have you ever looked up at the half-moon hiding in the night sky and thought it looked just the littlest bit lonely without its other half?

Imagine...
having no one to glow with
no one to play with
no one to share
how much you like puppies and big, fuzzy bears.

If you’re like this determined young child, you might stay up every night to keep the moon company. Maybe if you share your treats and toys and stories, you’ll cheer him up.

But the moon is very shy, so it might take some time. Still, if you’re very very patient, you just might make a new friend.

Douglas Todd Jennerich studied creative writing and theology at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, as well as acting at the Atlantic Theater School and the William Esper Studio, both in Manhattan. He lives in Los Angeles. My Little Half-Moon is his debut children’s book.
Kate Berube is a children’s book author and illustrator whose work includes Hannah and Sugar and The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read. She has yet to talk to the moon but she often talks to her one-eyed dog, Sugar. She lives in Portland, Oregon.