Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me

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"Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me" is a beloved children's picture book by Eric Carle that uses simple text and distinctive collage illustrations to tell a tender story about a father's efforts to fulfill his daughter's wish to play with the moon.

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instanceOf children's picture book ⓘ
illustrated book ⓘ
author Eric Carle ⓘ
centralMotif the moon ⓘ
linked to: the Moon
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coverArtist Eric Carle ⓘ
creator Eric Carle ⓘ
educationalUse bedtime reading ⓘ
early literacy ⓘ
storytime in preschools and kindergartens ⓘ
genre children's literature ⓘ
picture book ⓘ
hasAudience early elementary school children ⓘ
preschool children ⓘ
hasFormat board book edition ⓘ
print book ⓘ
read-aloud video adaptations ⓘ
hasMoral parents will go to great lengths for their children ⓘ
hasSetting a house near a large sky and moon ⓘ
hasSubject moon phases ⓘ
night sky ⓘ
parent-child relationship ⓘ
illustrationStyle collage ⓘ
mixed-media collage ⓘ
illustrator Eric Carle ⓘ
intendedAudience young children ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod late 20th century children's literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Monica ⓘ
Monica's father ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativeFocus relationship between father and daughter ⓘ
notableFor distinctive collage illustrations ⓘ
interactive page design in some editions ⓘ
tender portrayal of a father's efforts to fulfill his daughter's wish ⓘ
partOf Eric Carle's body of children's picture books ⓘ
plotSummary A father attempts to get the moon so his daughter can play with it. ⓘ
publicationDecade 1980s ⓘ
publisher Simon & Schuster ⓘ
publisherImprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ⓘ
readingLevel early childhood ⓘ
textStyle simple text ⓘ
theme imagination ⓘ
nature ⓘ
parental love ⓘ
usesDevice repetition in text ⓘ
visual storytelling through images ⓘ

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