Maria and the Moon

Last night I was thinking of

"Owl and the Moon" 

and so, in honor of Arnold Lobel, {the author}

I sat up and snapped  this photo!

Did you ever read Arnold Lobel's book,

OWL at HOME?

©  1975

"The Guest"

"Strange Bumps"

"Tear-Water Tea"

"Upstairs and Downstairs"

and

"Owl and the Moon"

Arnold Lobel wrote and illustrated all five stories.

Each one is a favorite in its own way.

When my children were little, this collection was always requested.

{It was probably because I enjoyed reading it aloud, and they could tell!}

I can still recite most of them by heart.

Last night,

The bright shining moon woke me up in the middle of the night.

My first thought was from this story.

My second thought was,

"Where's my cellphone, 
I'm going to take a picture of you Moon!"

from 

"Owl and the Moon"

". . . All at once,

Owl's bedroom

was filled with silver light.

Owl looked out of the window.

The moon was coming

from behind the clouds.

'Moon, you have followed me

all the way home.

What a good, round friend 

you are!' said Owl.

Then Owl put his head

on the pillow

and closed his eyes.

The moon was shining

down through the window.

Owl did not

feel sad at all."
 

*

I can't look at the full round moon without

thinking of Owl's words, 
"What a good round friend you are!"

If you have lil' ones...
Owl at Home 
is a wonderful first reader.

I guess Owl is a sky watcher too!

Thank you to our Sky Watch Friday hosts: 

Klaus Sandy Sylvia Wren Louise Fishing Guy

Enjoy

the sky

the sun

and the

moon!

~ You are the joy of His heart ~