Sweet Dreams: Moon Poems for Bedtime
Charles Ghigna, illus. by Jacqueline East. Schiffer, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7643-6996-4
Short, evocative rhymes offer lunar tributes in 14 likable bedtime poems by Ghigna. Across varied poetic forms, verse variously compares the moon to a lollipop, an orange, a ball of ice cream, a lost balloon, a “Crystal/ Ball/ In flight,” and more. Shades of blue and purple predominate in East’s slick cartoon illustrations, which feature a husky-like pup on every spread: on one page, the dog catches raindrops on its tongue as “night rain” falls. Slumber-centered poems wind down the brief collection, culminating in lines that celebrate the celestial form as “Mother of the Night”: “She peeks in on each one of us./ And watches as we dream/ Gently placing kisses/ With every new moonbeam.” Ages 4–8. (Aug.)
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Reviewed on: 05/08/2025
Genre: Children's