| Rating: **** 4 stars
Rina Singh, illustrated by Debbie Lush,
Moon Tales.
Bloomsbury, 2001
A fascinating collection of themed stories, gathering
ten moon myths from Chinese, Jewish, West African,
Polynesian, Siberian, Canadian, Indian, English, Japanese
and Australian traditions. The illustrations are rich
and colourful, blending the crepuscolar hues of night
with the brightness of dramatic episodes and characters.
Guide to the rating system:
***** 5 stars, unmissable
**** 4 stars, very good
*** 3 stars, good
** 2 stars, fair
* 1 star, poor |