When the Moon Is Full - Penny Pollock

Poetry
A Lunar Year
Illustrated by Mary Azarian
Little, Brown & Co. 2001
32 pages
for: everyone (though written for kids)
Rating: 5
Endpapers: Red

There are 13 poems in this book, one that introduces full moons, then one for each month. At the end are questions and answers about the moon that gives good, simple information for young kids. (Do you know what a blue moon is? It happens every two years and nine months - it is the second full moon in one month or the fourth in a season. Cool, huh?)

Mary Azarian's illustrastions are hand-colored wood prints. Gorgeous. Whether it be summer or winter, animal or moon, she gets it right. Use this with a study of the moon, poetry, seasons, great words, or beautiful art. Mmmm.

April
The Frog Moon

Frogs sit in the marshes,
throats bellowed tight,
feeling quite romantic,
calling through the night.
Come my love, my love, my love.
Come be mine tonight.

November
The Beaver Moon

Black and icy pond
mirrors moon so round,
while hidden in the beavers’ lodge
coziness abounds.