Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me

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"Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me" is a beloved children's picture book by Eric Carle that uses simple text and distinctive collage illustrations to tell a tender story about a father's efforts to fulfill his daughter's wish to play with the moon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf children's picture book
illustrated book
author Eric Carle NERFINISHED
centralMotif the moon NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Eric Carle NERFINISHED
creator Eric Carle NERFINISHED
educationalUse bedtime reading
early literacy
storytime in preschools and kindergartens
genre children's literature
picture book
hasAudience early elementary school children
preschool children
hasFormat board book edition
print book
read-aloud video adaptations
hasMoral parents will go to great lengths for their children
hasSetting a house near a large sky and moon
hasSubject moon phases
night sky
parent-child relationship
illustrationStyle collage
mixed-media collage
illustrator Eric Carle NERFINISHED
intendedAudience young children
language English
literaryPeriod late 20th century children's literature
mainCharacter Monica NERFINISHED
Monica's father
mediaType print
narrativeFocus relationship between father and daughter
notableFor distinctive collage illustrations
interactive page design in some editions
tender portrayal of a father's efforts to fulfill his daughter's wish
partOf Eric Carle's body of children's picture books
plotSummary A father attempts to get the moon so his daughter can play with it.
publicationDecade 1980s
publisher Simon & Schuster
publisherImprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers NERFINISHED
readingLevel early childhood
textStyle simple text
theme imagination
nature
parental love
usesDevice repetition in text
visual storytelling through images

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Eric Carle notableWork Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me