If a few days ago I was talking about one of my favorite children's movies, today it is the turn of one of my favorite children's books.
That books are one of my favorite hobbies is an open secret among all the people who know me, whether they are adult-themed or child-themed. And it is these last ones that make me enjoy with the little ones the multiple adventures that their protagonists live, largely because of how they are written.
It is very difficult to select a book from among all the literary offer addressed to the little ones, but if there is one that has managed to captivate me from the first moment and a hole has been made, not only in my bookshelf, but in my heart, it is the story of "What does the moon taste like?", published in our country by the Kalandraka publishing house.
What he teaches us (and I don't tell them because I think everyone always learns something with children's books, including adults), this beautiful story is to realize the importance of cooperation to achieve a common goal, no matter how it is each
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The central story of "What does the Moon taste like?" Is as follows: the animals wanted to know what the moon tasted like, but no matter how hard they tried they could not discover it because they were not able to reach it even if they climbed the highest mountain of the world and try to touch it.
However, they realized that forming a tower of animals They would reach their goal. In this way, the turtle, the elephant, the giraffe, the zebra, the lion, the fox and the monkey climb on top of each other, but still cannot taste it.
Finally, a tiny little mouse scales the tower of animals and manages to catch a little piece of the moon to savor it. Once this is done, he decides to share his discovery with all those who helped him reach the moon. Do you want to know what it tastes like? I'm sorry, but I don't want to deprive you of discovering it for yourself, besides being able to discover a curious final surprise ...
The structure of the story and the drawings
Like many traditional tales, the structure of “What does the moon taste like?” Is quite repetitive and cumulative, which has a very favorable effect on the children “hooking” on the story and paying more attention, in addition to achieving understanding History is also easier for them.
On the other hand, the way in which Michael Grejniec, author and illustrator of this beautiful story, shows us the feats of these little animals is magical. The drawings have been made with watercolor on papier-mâché, making the story reach an almost three-dimensional sensation.
I consider that in children's stories, the illustrations take a very important role since it is a way to introduce more to the little ones in history. They get an idea of how the characters they are hearing about things are. They can teach adults things that are important to them or even help benefit the language of our children.
Finally, this story makes us see not only that by helping each other we will achieve everything that we cannot do for ourselves, but also raises the issue that they exist. different perspectives on how we see the world.
Definitely, "What does the moon taste like?" It is one of my obligatory readings to my little ones from time to time and I recommend reading it to all those mothers and fathers who want to enjoy a pleasant moment in the company of their children, discovering how these nice little animals manage to climb to the very moon.
"What does the moon taste like?"
Michael Grejniec
36 Page 19.5 × 29 cm.
ISBN: 978-84-8464-564-1
Price: € 15
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