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Eric carle moon book6/27/2023 ![]() ![]() … Then Papa put the very long ladder on top of the very high mountain. “He carried the very long ladder towards a very high mountain. ![]() “Papa got a very long ladder,” Carle writes, in a two-page spread that opens into a four-page spread, pushing the ladder beyond the borders of the book. And yet “Papa” is different, because the story it tells, with its various fold-ins and fold-outs, is not about a hungry caterpillar or a grouchy ladybug, but rather about a father so in love with his child that he will do anything for her, even capture the moon. In this unique and delightful picture book, the story literally unfolds as pages open dramatically, extending both outward and upward. Part of what attracted me to the book was what attracted me to pretty much every other Carle title I can remember - its quality of tactile interaction, of literally pulling its readers in. Eric Carle (1929-2021) was acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children, including Papa, Please Get the. This was one of my favorite books to read to my son Noah when he was little, the story of a father, his daughter Monica and the moon. ![]() Not long ago, while sorting through old books, I found a copy of Eric Carle’s “Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me,” dedicated to his daughter Kirsten and first published in 1986. ![]()
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