The Garden Behind the Moon
Howard Pyle
- Reading
- Read together in short stretches, pausing when the story shifts from the village to the moon-world. Let the reader describe what feels wondrous or uncertain before moving on.
- Themes
- A fairy-tale journey: David leaves his fishing village by following a moonlit path, which leads to a garden behind the moon. The journey is framed as a fairy-tale adventure, moving from a familiar village setting into a magical world.
- Worth knowing
- David must battle a giant during his adventure.