Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me 40th Anniversary Edition

by Carle, Eric; Carle, Eric

• ISBN13: 9781665990493
• ISBN10: 166599049X
• Format: Board Book
• Copyright: 2026-04-14
• Publisher: Little Simon

Summary

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Eric Carle’s beloved classic Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me with this keepsake board book that has foil on the cover!

Monica wants to play with the moon, but she can’t seem to reach it, so she asks her father to get it for her. Young readers will empathize with Monica’s longing for the moon and be reassured by her father’s willingness to try to make her dream come true. This simple and relatable tale shows how fathers will move heaven and earth to bring their children the things they want the most in the world. The story literally unfolds as the pages extend both outward and upward.

This modern classic written and illustrated by Eric Carle is celebrating its 40th anniversary in this beautiful keepsake that is perfect for sharing with loved ones.

Author Biography

Eric Carle (1929–2021) was acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children, including Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me; Have You Seen My Cat?; and The Tiny Seed. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into seventy languages and sold over fifty-five million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many bestsellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Children’s Literature Legacy Award for lifetime achievement in children’s literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (CarleMuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of ninety-one. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. Find out more at Eric-Carle.com.