Max and the Tag-Along Moon

<b>Experience the wonder of the moon following you home with a Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator! Great for Father&#146;s Day and Grandparent&#146;s Day!</b><br><br>Max loves his grandpa.&#160;When they must say good-bye after a visit Grandpa promises Max that the moon at Grandpa&#146;s house is the same moon that will follow him all the way home. On that swervy-curvy car ride back to his house Max&#160;watches as the moon tags along. But when the sky darkens and the moon disappears behind clouds he worries that&#160;it didn&#146;t follow him home after all. Where did the moon go&#151;and what about Grandpa&#146;s promise?<br>&#160;<br>Floyd Cooper received the Coretta Scott King Award for&#160;<i>The Blacker the Berry</i> three Coretta Scott King&#160;Honors&#160;for&#160;<i>Brown&#160;Honey in Broomwheat Tea</i>&#160;<i>Meet Danitra Brown</i> and&#160;<i>I&#160;Have Heard of&#160;a Land</i>&#160;and an NAACP&#160;image award. In&#160;<i>Max and the Tag-Along Moon&#160;</i>his lush paintings perfectly capture the wonder of the moon the love between grandfather and grandson and that feeling of magic every child experiences when the moon follows him home..<br>&#160;<br><b>&#147;Coretta Scott King Award&#150;winning Cooper has created a gentle comforting story that will reassure children that those who love us are always with us.&#148;<br>&#151;<u>Booklist</u><br><br>&#147;Cooper uses his signature style to illustrate both the landscape--sometimes viewed from the car windows or reflected in the vehicle's mirror--and the expressive faces of his characters. Coupled with the story's lyrical text this is a lovely mood piece. A quiet warm look at the bond between grandfather and grandson.&#148;<br>&#151;<u>Kirkus Reviews</u></b>