Nobody Owns the Moon

Description

Nobody Owns the Moon is 10 years old. Tohby Riddle's award winning picture book is one Australia's most highly acclaimed and best loved children's book and a must for every child's book shelf. Clive Prendergast is a fox who lives successfully in the city, in a one-room apartment in a busy part of town. Humphrey is a donkey who works odd jobs and doesn't always have a fixed address. Nobody Owns the Moon is the story of their friendship. This modern classic picture book is a perfect marriage of text and image, and timeless in its message of belonging and community.

Tohby Riddle is an award-winning writer, illustrator, cartoonist, designer and sometime editor based in Sydney, Australia. He has written and illustrated numerous well-loved picture books; written a novel (published as a young adult book); was the cartoonist for Good Weekend (the Saturday magazine of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age) for nearly ten years; and is a former editor of the The School Magazine, a literary magazine for children published by the NSW Department of Education.

"Nobody Owns the Moon is a standout classic for all ages, a masterly tale of friendship and dignity that fits perfectly into any hand, paw or hoof"--Shaun Tan "Respectful of children's intelligence, the book presents topics such as friendship, acceptance, belonging, and otherness that will challenge them to think further."--KIrkus Reviews, starred review Quirky, endlessly fascinating, Riddle always presents a challenge to his readers, making them think outside the box, muse on what makes us human, and look at one of the basic tenets of our existence, the companionship of others." ReadPlus "A brilliant example of how satisfying, clever and artful the picture book form can be". The Age "Tohby Riddle's Nobody Owns the Moon (Berbay Publishing) is nothing short of spectacular... I don't want to spoil it. But let's just say that Riddle spins a graceful, subtle, and very moving point here about belonging and, to steal a word from Shaun Tan (whose blurb is on the book's back cover), dignity." Seven Impossible Things Before Christmas "A touching, multi-level story that will enchant and impact readers, Nobody Owns the Moon will become a favorite and is a must for home, classroom, school, and public library collections." Celebrate Picture Books