Peek Through Nature: Moon

What’s it about?

The story.

As the moon moves through its cycle, crescent, half, full, and back again, the nocturnal world below comes alive. Owls hunt, foxes move through the darkness, moths navigate by moonlight. Patricia Hegarty's lyrical rhymes have a slower, more hypnotic rhythm in this book than elsewhere in the Peek Through Nature series, perfectly matched to the stillness of the night subject. Britta Teckentrup's illustrations are among her most striking in the series: deep blues, silvers, and midnight greens, with the die-cut moon shapes allowing readers to peek through to what lies beneath. The book introduces the lunar cycle, nocturnal animals, and the night sky in a way that makes the darkness feel beautiful rather than frightening, an unusual and valuable quality. Among the best bedtime books in the series, and one of the few picture books that genuinely makes the moon feel magical. A strong choice for children who are afraid of the dark, for children fascinated by space, and as a gift for any child in the 2–6 range.