Mama in the Moon
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Picture Book · Ages 2–5 · 2024

Mama in the Moon

By Doreen Cronin, Brian Cronin (Illustrator)

A baby sloth tumbles from his mother's arms. Can she soothe him from afar?

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High in the trees, a baby sloth falls from his mother's embrace, landing softly below. As he waits for her slow return, his worry grows. Mama sloth, ever resourceful, uses sight, sound, smell, and touch to comfort him from afar. Will her gentle reassurances reach him in time? This tender bedtime tale promises a heartwarming journey back to safety and love, perfect for little ones seeking comfort and calm before sleep.

From the publisher

In this gentle and comforting bedtime book by two award-winning creators, a mama sloth helps her baby to self-soothe while she’s making her way back to him. Baby sloth lives high up in the trees with his mama, where he loves to sleep between her and the moon. But one night he tumbles from her arms to land in a soft patch of leaves far below. “I’ll be there soon,” Mama sloth calls down to him. But sloths never get anywhere soon. When Baby becomes worried, Mama finds clever ways to reassure and distract him using his senses of sight, sound, smell, and touch. This beautifully told and enchantingly illustrated preschool read-aloud has the happiest of endings. It’s a bedtime delight that’s perfect for fans of Owl Babies and Kitten’s First Full Moon.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Reading age
2–5
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD430L
Themes & topics
Books about familyBooks about the five sensesBooks about social themesBooks about bedtime and dreamsBooks about new experiences
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~2.9
F&P level
~L
Publication
Published
April 2, 2024
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780593698204

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