
With creative plots and charming artwork, Ungerer explores themes like death, sadness, and doubt in ways that are accessible to children while still being entertaining for adults. In Otto: The Autobiography of a Teddy Bear, Ungerer even manages to write a children’s book about the Holocaust, creating a poignant story about a dark chapter in history without being unduly frightening. Moon Man is a gently satirical tale about the adventures of the Moon Man when he comes down to Earth, while Adelaide: The Flying Kangaroo looks at the importance of being an individual and accepting others. This is a pity, because Ungerer’s work is completely wonderful, managing to be imaginative, adorable, and unsugar-coated all at once. McElderry Book, published by Atheneum, 1981. Well, we don’t blame you, and to that end we’re continuing our “You Haven’t Heard Of Them?” series by bringing you six underrated children’s authors sure to help you and your kids get out of your Eric Carle rut.ĭespite receiving critical acclaim, French author/illustrator Tomi Ungerer has never become a household name like Dr. JoJo, Jip, and Nicolette, traveling players with the Little Moon Theater, make friends with an assortment of characters, including a fairy godmother who. Title: The Little Moon Theatre (Pocket Puffin) Item Condition: used item in a good condition. Jaime and I would like to thank Irene Haas for her wonderful book The Little Moon Theater, a Margaret K. Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Gabon Republic, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greenland, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S.You’re looking for something to read to your kids, but you’ve had it up to here with Goodnight Moon.
