If My Moon Was Your Sun

When I was growing up, there was a very strict rule in our house about not touching the record player (get away from that hi-fi you girls!!), and even more important was not touching the albums themselves. So when a children's record player -- and a real one at that, it wasn't that silly Fisher Pric......more

An excellent book about Max and his love for his grandfather. Max's grandfather lives in a Nursing Home. Max worries that someday his grandpa will not remember him. I like how his grandfather uses the example of the moon, that you can't always see it but you know that it's there. I love the illustra......more

This is a wonderful read that will generate discussion for parents and their children on the topic of aging grandparents. It was refreshing to have a child's perspective as his grandfather moved into a nursing home. Quite an adventure ensued, and there were laughs and love along the way! Thanks to A......more

In Andeas Steinhöfel’s If My Moon Was Your Sun, 10-year-old Max decides to break his beloved grandfather, who has a bit dementia, out of his nursing home. Grandpa’s wily fellow patient Miss Schneider escapes, as well, and the trio go on day-long adventure. The book’s wonderful message, ably captured......more