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This story literally unfolds as pages open dramatically, extending both outward and upward. Monica wants the moon to play with, so her Papa sets out to get it for her. It isn't easy to climb all the way to the moon, but he finally succeeds--only to find that the moon is too big to carry home!... read more

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A little girl named Monica see the moon form outside her window and wants to play with it but there is no way she can get it no matter how hard she tries. She asks her father to get the moon for her so he gets an extremly long ladder. he brings the ladder to a high mountian and then leans... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

A little girl named Monica see the moon form outside her window and wants to play with it but there is no way she can get it no matter how hard she tries. She asks her father to get the moon for her so he gets an extremly long ladder. he brings the ladder to a high mountian and then leans the ladder against the mountain. Her father climbs up the ladder and tells the moon his fdaughter wants ot play with him but he is much to large. The moon says he will get smaller each night and when is is small enough his daughter can play with him. So the moon got smaller and smaller and when the moon was small enough papa took him down to Monica. She played with the moon but eventually it disappeared all together. Then it grew bigger and bigger untill it was its full size again.

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  • Monica: Girl who wants the moon
  • Papa: Father to monica
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Before Monica went to bed, she looked out of her window and saw the moon.

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  1. Eric Carle (Author)

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Page Count: 40

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Reading Level: Baby - Age 3

Guided Reading Level I

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