cover image When the Moon Smiled: A Bedtime Counting Book

When the Moon Smiled: A Bedtime Counting Book

Petr Horacek, Pete Horacek. Candlewick Press (MA), $14.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-7636-2209-1

A crescent window in the cover is just the first of many die-cuts that yield deeper glimpses into the night sky in When the Moon Smiled: A Bedtime Counting Book by Petr Hor cek. One night the moon observes some problems on a farm below: ""The animals who were supposed to sleep at night were still awake. The animals who were supposed to wake up at night were still asleep."" Readers can count up to 10 as the moon lights a die-cut star for each animal group, which alternate between daytime and nocturnal creatures. ( Mar.)