Books for Kids: Books About the Moon

Stories, facts and more all about the Moon!

Updated August 30, 2023
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The moon
Bauer, Marion Dane.
Paper Book
Learn about the moon in the first book in this new, nonfiction Level 1 Ready-to-Read series about the universe that's perfect for kids who love science and space! Everyone loves Earth's little neighbor: the moon! It lights up our night sky, guides our oceans, and so much more....
There was an old astronaut who swallowed the moon!
Colandro, Lucille
Paper Book
Scholastic's bestselling OLD LADY becomes an astronaut in this adventure full of hilarious laughs and fun facts about space -- perfect for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing!There was an old astronaut who swallowed the moon. I don't know why she swallowed the moon. It happened at...
A big mooncake for Little Star
Lin, Grace
Paper Book
A gorgeous picture book that tells a whimsical origin story of the phases of the moon, from award-winning, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin Pat, pat, pat... Little Star's soft feet tiptoed to the Big Mooncake. Little Star loves the delicious...
Field trip to the moon
Hare, John, (Children's book illustrator)
Paper Book
It's field trip day, and students are excited to travel on their yellow spaceship bus from their space station to the moon in this wordless picture book. An ALA Notable Children's Book A Golden Duck Notable Picture Book Climb aboard the spaceship bus for a...
The Moon's first friends : one giant leap for mankind
Hill, Susanna Leonard
Paper Book
Moon! : Earth's best friend
McAnulty, Stacy
Paper Book
From writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator Stevie Lewis, Moon! Earth's Best Friend is a light-hearted nonfiction picture book about the formation and history of the moon--told from the perspective of the moon itself. Meet Moon! She's more than just a rock--she's Earth's...
Earth space moon base
Price, Ben Joel
Paper Book
A spaceman, a robot, and a cheeky monkey use a most unusual method to protect Earth from hungry, googly-eyed moon aliens. Ben Joel Price's offbeat rhymes and colorful, retro-style illustrations evoke a funny little world away from ours, which will captivate readers young and old.
The astronaut who painted the moon : the true story of Alan Bean
Robbins, Dean
Paper Book
Journey to the moon on the Apollo 12 mission with Alan Bean, the fourth astronaut to walk on the lunar surface and the only artist to paint its beauty firsthand!As a boy, Alan wanted to fly planes. As a young navy pilot, Alan wished he could paint the view from the cockpit. So he took an art...
Moonlight
Savage, Stephen
Paper Book
Chase the silvery light of the moon across the sleeping world in this elegant modern lullaby. At once profound and playful, this bedtime story follows the moonlight as it travels across the globe.  From jungle to sea, from ocean to valley, from distant lands right to your...
Full moon pups
Scanlon, Liz Garton
Paper Book
This lyrical, gorgeously illustrated picture book in verse follows a litter of baby wolf pups in the wild through their first full lunar cycle. Deep in the forest, Mama Wolf gives birth to an adorable litter of pups under a sky full of moon. Over the next month, the pups will...
Splat the cat and the cat in the moon
Scotton, Rob.
Paper Book
Splat the Cat tries to figure out what the moon is made of in this hilarious I Can Read story from the New York Times bestselling author Rob Scotton.  When Splat and Plank disagree about the moon, will Plank's telescope help answer all their questions?  Splat the Cat...

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