By the Light of the Moon by Frann Preston-Gannon- ADVISABLE

By the Light of the Moon by Frann Preston-Gannon. PICTURE BOOK. Candlewick Press, 2019. $17. 9781536208108

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3)- ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

As froggy sits alone, singing his little frog tune, he realizes that something just isn’t right.  “Singing alone is not much fun. What a sad, lonely froggy am I.” Frog then begins his quest to find and invite other animals to join him.  Birds sing along, fish sing loud, mice sing high and a crocodile beat his drum while the little frog sang his tune.  Something still wasn’t quite right.  Froggy then notices a shy little bug not adding her song to the night.  “I’m too small and my voice is not very strong.” the little bug adds.  Froggy replies, “Even small voices count, so let’s hear yours-“ And that is when the musical magic happened. 

This wonderfully illustrated book will delight young readers! Not only are the pictures beautiful, the message that “small voices need to be heard, too” is perfectly shared.  The message found in By the Light of the Moon will spark conversation about differences in people and how those differences make us unique and special. 

Reviewer: SL