# Many Moons

**Author:** James Thurber
**Grade range:** Grades K–3
**Age range:** 5–8
**First published:** 1943
**Page count:** 47
**Genre:** Fairy Tale/Folklore
**ISBN-13:** `9780590322720`
**ISBN-10:** `0590322729`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/many-moons
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.

## Themes

- princesses
- caldecott medal
- unicorns
- illustration

## Where this book is assigned

### Caldecott Medal

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade — [source: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1944 Caldecott Medal winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Medal)
- **recommended** · 1st grade — [source: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1944 Caldecott Medal winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Medal)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade — [source: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1944 Caldecott Medal winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Medal)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade — [source: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1944 Caldecott Medal winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Medal)

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