If the Moon
$30.65
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2026
Summary
From award-winning creators Matthew Burgess and Matthew Forsythe comes a new picture book classic and an invitation to imaginative dreaming.
If the Moon is the perfect lyrical bedtime book—a visual poem that soothes and smooths the transition from waking to sleeping.
If the Earth and if the moon, if the whistling of a tune. If you drift, if you dream, into space, into streams…
Softly step on tender feet, come and lift the latch of sleep.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781464244049 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1464244049 |
| Author: | Matthew Burgess, Matthew Forsythe |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Stonefruit Studio |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 222mm x 257mm |
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What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Superb bookmaking artistry.” –School Library Journal, STARRED review
“The poem’s quiet confidence and the art’s ambitious scope make excellent bedfellows, transforming a familiar premise–conquering nighttime fears–into something genuinely transporting.” –Publishers Weekly
“Spare in text yet expansive in implication, If the Moon offers a gentle reframing of a familiar childhood experience and positions imagination as a steady, accessible counterbalance to worry.” –Shelf Awareness
“Two kid lit powerhouses unpack the potential for beauty in the word if… Creative storytelling and art quell fears and reassure young minds.” –Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Matthew Burgess
MATTHEW BURGESS is a poet, educator, and the author of many celebrated picture books, including The Bear and The Moon, Words With Wings & Magic Things, and Fireworks. He is a professor of literature and creative writing at Brooklyn College, and for over twenty years, he taught poetry programs in New York City public schools. Matthew lives in Brooklyn and Berlin.
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