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As a girl and her parents drive home from a nearby hill, they watch the big, beautiful moon, which seems to follow them home. In the morning, they awaken to find the moon, slightly smaller than their house, floating balloon-like in their backyard. Though the girl goes to school, day never dawns. Teachers and townsfolk yawn. After school, the girl and her parents watch as tidal waters, drawn by the moon, seep into their yard. They hatch a plan to return the moon to the sky. Dreamlike, this picture book skates on thin ice with its mixture of fantasy and reality. Some narrative elements, such as the mother’s gently amusing final comment, strengthen the story, while others seem a bit contrived. Still, the image of the luminous moon, which feels close enough to touch and small enough for a child to explore, is well worth seeing. A drowsy, rather surreal bedtime story.

这是一个奇幻的故事，讲述一个小女孩坐着汽车在乡间行使，一轮圆月紧紧跟着她，她沉沉睡去了。第二天醒来，发现月亮跟着她来到后院里。她爬进月亮里，走来走去。错过了早晨，镇上的人们昏昏沉沉的，学生爬在课桌上睡觉，老师也迷迷糊糊的，朋克乐队在车库吟唱着摇篮曲，街上的人都打着哈欠……小女孩回到家，父母正拿出毛毯和桌布，想把月亮藏起来，却引起了邻居们的猜疑。这时，月亮引来了潮汐，流进了后院里，狗狗都跑过来围着月亮狂吠。小女孩和家人决定用车将月亮载走，放回山顶上，月亮乖乖停在那里，这样“所有的人都能安睡了。”小女孩也睡着了。 故事始于睡眠，终于睡眠，虽然自始至终没有明确表明，其实就是在描述一个梦境。

这本超现实主义作品是纽约时报畅销书作家温情之作。美国总统奥巴马将该书送给女儿作为最珍贵的成长礼物。该书从孩子期待的“月亮跟着我回家”这一愿望出发，在美妙的梦幻故事中，穿插关于月圆夜、潮汐、狗吠等科普知识，让孩子了解月亮是我们大家的月亮，不能变成自己一个人的小伙伴。书中展现的多处充满童真的场景，一定会让您和孩子感受到阅读的乐趣。