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A father fetches a ladder so his daughter can have the moon
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What it is about
Monica wants to play with the moon, so her father takes a very long ladder up to get it. Fold-out pages show how high he goes.
Who will enjoy it
Parents who like a dreamy bedtime story with a loving father.
What you will get
A gentle, dreamlike story that shows a parent’s love and the moon changing size in the sky.
Facts
Genre
Children’s Books · Moon · Family · Imagination
Best for
Ages 1–2
Length
32 pages · about 5 minutes read aloud
More about this book
Who
Monica and her father.
World
The night sky and a very tall ladder.
What makes it different
Pages that fold out to show a very tall ladder.
Feel
Dreamy and tender.
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