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Midnight and Moon
Midnight and Moon | Kelly Cooper
2 posts | 2 read
A girl who doesn't fit in befriends a blind horse who also struggles to find his place in the herd. A beautiful picture book that helps readers celebrate the qualities that challenge us and make us different. Moon cannot see but he hears sounds that other horses ignore: the eggshell crack of a meadow lark hatching. The glide of a salamander into the pond. Clara does not speak but she hears sounds that other children ignore: the hum of the oven when her mother bakes muffins. The sound of the cat's paws on the kitchen floor. Both the foal and the little girl live with challenges. Both also have special qualities, which are recognized by friends who are open to seeing them. Midnight and Moon is about the rare and wonderful friendship that can form between opposites, a friendship that enriches both. This story shows us that our differences are positives, that the world needs both Claras and Jacks, Midnights and Moons.
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abookishbutterfly
Midnight and Moon | Kelly Cooper
Mehso-so

This story is beautifully illustrated and the intent behind it is admirable, but I cannot imagine it serving its purpose well when read to children. They‘ll like it, I imagine. After all, there are horses in it. But the scattered arrangement isn‘t saved by its lyrical language and what the story aims to communicate is rather obscure.

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LibrarianRyan
Midnight and Moon | Kelly Cooper
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Pickpick

3.5 ⭐ Clara is a little girl who does not speak. But she loves to draw and write. Midnight is a horse, who introduces the world to her foul Moon. Moon I believe is blind. The book never directly says that, but it does indicate that Moon has to do everything by sound. This book follows both Moon and Clara as they become friends without words. The illustrations in this book are lovely and a bit heartbreaking.