Illustrated by: Louis Slobodkin
Genre: Fantasy
Age Range: K-4th. The length is appropriate for an older age but the small amount of words on each page and wonderful illustrations can be used to attract younger readers and be used for storytelling.
Plot: The princess falls ill and tells her father the king that the only way she'll be better is if she can have the moon. The king calls upon the Lord High Chamberlain, the Royal Wizard, and the Royal Mathematician to make it happen. None of them found it possible and the king was nothing short of frustrated. The court jester walks in and asks what is wrong. The king explains and the jester asks if the princess knows any of what they told the king. The king answered no and the jester went to find what the princess knew of the moon. She explains that is made of gold and no bigger than her thumbnail. The jester has a piece of gold forged and attached to a chain so the princess may take it everywhere. But now the king is distressed because the moon will be out again. The Chamberlain, Wizard, and Mathematician come up with silly impractical ideas. The king was devastated again and the jester went to ask the princess once more how this could be. She explains that a new one grew in its place when he gave her the one she has.
Characters: The king, Princess Lenore, Lord High Chamberlain, Royal Wizard, Royal Mathematician, and Court Jester.
Setting: In a kingdom far far away.
Theme: Think outside of the box.
Illustrations: By Louis Slobodkin. Watercolors with a mix of sketches.
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