The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon is a 2010 children's novel by David Almond, illustrated by Polly Dunbar. It is about a boy, Paul, who wants to touch the sky; he climbs a ladder to the Moon and goes inside.
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| Author | David Almond |
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| Illustrator | Polly Dunbar |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fiction, fantasy, fable |
| Published | 2010 (Walker Books) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 117 |
| ISBN | 9781406314571 |
| OCLC | 489634191 |
Reception edit
A Booktrust review of The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon wrote "Beautiful colour illustrations complement a surreal modern fairytale, which fluent young readers will enjoy on their own but which could equally well be read aloud."[1] and in a starred review Kirkus Reviews wrote "Roald Dahl meets Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in this delightfully improbable tale .. Madmen are heroes and crackpots are geniuses in this charmingly over-the-top read-aloud that challenges readers to imagine the impossible. Dunbar’s abundant full-color illustrations perfectly capture the beautiful barminess of it all."[2]
A Guardian review found it "charming without being twee; quirky without being whimsical; and genuinely thought-provoking without being clever-clever."[3] Booklist called it a "quirky tale"[4] while the School Library Journal referred to "the thematically overstuffed, disjointed, and arbitrary plot".[4] The Horn Book found it "Part Little Prince and part Phantom Tollbooth"[4]
The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,[5] Common Sense Media,[6] and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.[7]
References edit
- ^ "The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon". booktrust.org.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Ardagh, Philip (26 June 2010). "The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon by David Almond". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon". www.commonsensemedia.org. Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Kate Quealy-Gainer (May 2010). "The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon". The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 63 (9). Johns Hopkins University Press: 368, 369. doi:10.1353/bcc.0.1771. S2CID 144057698. Retrieved 13 December 2016.