Moon. Happy Birthday

Author: Frank Asch
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: Bear loves the moon and wants to give it a birthday gift. But Bear doesn’t know when the moon’s birthday is or what to give. So he goes to the top of the mountain to talk to the moon and decides to give it a hat. In the early childhood stage, children always believe that everything has life and can naturally converse with them. At the same time, their desire for friendship and learning to establish friendships are also essential parts of their growth. The optimistic and positive Bear’s sincere and innocent way of making friends makes everyone feel warm and moved!
Content Description: Bear loves the moon and wants to give it a birthday gift. But Bear doesn’t know when the moon’s birthday is or what to give. So he goes to the top of the mountain to talk to the moon and decides to give it a hat. In the early childhood stage, children always believe that everything has life and can naturally converse with them. At the same time, their desire for friendship and learning to establish friendships are also essential parts of their growth. The optimistic and positive Bear’s sincere and innocent way of making friends makes everyone feel warm and moved!
Author Introduction: Frank Asch (Frank Asch), born in 1948 in the countryside of New Jersey, has published over 30 picture books so far. His popular Moon Bear series combines computer graphics with photographs, using blocks of color and simple lines and dialogue to outline the innocence of children. Frank Asch is accustomed to using simple and beautiful language to convey children’s purity through the main character "Bear" and his good friend "Bird," expressing friendship, care, love, and dreams. The fresh and elegant tones, soft outlines, and the vivid portrayal of the main character’s charm in the book are enhanced by the inclusion of various natural scenes, adding more expression to the text. He has said that his creative inspiration comes from two sources: one is the inner child within him (both past and present), and the other is playing with children. Because he can empathize with children’s feelings and emotions, he often accurately perceives the turmoil in their hearts.
Review: Bear’s Night, Quiet Moon
Author: Red Shell
The moon is a good companion in the night sky. Its bright light will cast a soft glow over the land at night, quietly hanging in the starry sky, silently watching the little bear by the tree. Thus, Bear fell in love with the moon. He thought to himself, "It would be nice to give the moon a birthday gift." But does the moon have a birthday? Bear didn’t think about that; he was more concerned about when the moon’s birthday was. In his heart, there was no doubt that the moon had a birthday, and he was sure that the moon far away could receive his gift. Bear climbed a tree and greeted the moon, "Hello, Moon!"
The author does not personify the moon in this story. In the story, the moon will not respond to Bear, but in Bear’s world, the moon is his good friend and someone worth preparing a birthday gift for. It’s a bit whimsical and somewhat naive. The story’s illustrations are set in a unique night atmosphere with a slightly grayish-blue tone, which is naturally the time when the moon appears. In the quiet night, Bear happily busies himself under the moon: rowing a boat across a river, walking through the woods, and climbing to a high mountain. All of this is to get closer to the moon. Standing on the high mountain, he thought, "Now I’m much closer to the moon." He began to ask the moon about its birthday. He said, "What is your birthday?"
Bear’s echo bounced back from the moon, "What is your birthday?" Bear was happy because he thought, "Wow, that’s great! I’m talking to the moon!" The moon was still very far away and didn’t make a sound, but Bear’s innocence and kindness made him believe that the moon had accepted his friendship because the moon looked so golden and soft, and the response sounded so familiar and friendly. Bear didn’t need to understand the principle of echoes or the characteristics of planets. There is no conventional knowledge in this story, only Bear’s sincerity and direct imagination. Without any personification, the moon still quietly hangs there, quietly accompanying Bear. Everything looks so lovely and wonderful.
Bear’s innocence allows his love to be creatively expressed. He bought a hat and prepared to give it to the moon. He thought of a good idea, "Let’s hang the hat on a tree so the moon can find it." Bear waited under the tree, watching the moon slowly move through the branches, climb to the top of the tree, and put on the hat. Note that this sentence requires visual support. The moon slowly changes its position in the deep blue sky, gradually approaching the hat in terms of visual perspective, until the two intersect in position, as if the moon is wearing the hat. This interesting idea and this clever illustration is sure to make children cheer excitedly like Bear, "Wow! It fits perfectly!"
The warm story hasn’t ended yet. The hat hanging on the tree fell to the ground. When Bear saw the hat, he said, "It turns out the moon also gave me a hat!" He put the hat on, and it fit him perfectly too! But Bear didn’t end up with the hat. The wind blew his hat away. However, this didn’t become a regret between Bear and the moon. On the same night, Bear rowed a boat across the river, walked through the woods, and climbed to a high mountain to talk to the moon: "I lost the beautiful hat you gave me," Bear said. "I lost the beautiful hat you gave me," the moon said. "It’s okay, I still like you the same way!" Bear said. "It’s okay, I still like you the same way!" the moon said.
Next, Bear and the moon wished each other a "Happy Birthday!" The night remained as quiet as ever, as if it were a beautiful dream for Bear, and would also become a lovely story in a child’s ear.