DESCRIPTION
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky is an African folktale from southern Nigeria. It tells how the sun and water once lived on earth as friends, but because the sun failed to build his house large enough, he and his wife, the moon, were driven into the Sky when the water came to visit them.
This book has stayed steady and true to readers for decades and still sells out. It’s definitely one to add to your collection of fairy and folktales.
AWARDS
- Caldecott Medal | Honor Book | Picture Book | 1969
DETAILS
- Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
- Written by Elphinstone Dayrell and Illustrated by Blair Lent.
- Published by Houghton Mifflin, October 30, 1990.
- Ages 4 to 7 years
- 0.2" H x 8.9" L x 8.6" W (0.25 lbs) 26 pages
- Softcover
- Nigerian Folktale
