A 'long night moon' is a night with a full moon. There are many names for these moons and some of them are featured in a wonderful picture book by that very title: long night moon, by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Mark Siegel. As much as the artist loved the text, he was unsure just what he'd use (he tried water colors, etc.). He started walking out at night which inspired him to use charcoal! Check out this wonderful book! (My favorite name for a full moon was not included. It is "moon of the shedding ponies" for May from the Lakota Sioux). :-)

A recommendation from Canadian Reader now: Tidy, by Emily Gravett. It seems that Pete, the badger, likes things tidy. Really tidy. He takes on the job of cleaning up the forest. Does he go too far? Great pictures!

Reading Hermit With Dog