Korea
The Moon Tonight: Our Moon's Journey Around the Earth
By Jung Chang-hoon, Paige Morris (Translator), Jang Ho (Illustrator)
The Moon Tonight: Our Moon’s Journey Around the Earth. Jung Chang-hoon. Translated by Paige Morris. Illustrated by Jang Ho. Blue Dot Kids, 2023. Originally published in Korean by Woongjin Thinkbig Co. Ltd, Seoul, in 2007. ISBN 9781737603252. 36 p. (Ages 4-9). Picture book.
Children witness the waxing and waning of the moon in this poetic and informative text by astronomer Jung Chang-hoon. The luminous illustrations, by 2009 Bologna Children’s Book Fair illustrator-of-the-year Jang Ho, enable even the in-bed reader (or listener) to marvel at the night sky. [dj]