A Taste of the Moon

A a story so magic and delicious as the full moon. 
The animals that live in the jungle show us how the things we share always taste much better.


If you climb into my back...

Is a fable about co-operation, the advantages of being insignificant in size and appearance, and perspective, with a dash of humour provided by a playful moon. 

A Taste of the Moon by Michael Grejniec. Kalandraka, 2010. 

Original title in German: Wie schmeckt der Mond?, Bohem Press, 1993.

Our edition: A Taste Of The Moon (Kalandraka Editora, 2014), translated by Jon Brokenbrow, 2010. 

Books for dreaming Collection 

A Taste of the Moon closes with a nice question about how perspective affects our view of the world and the way we interact with it.

 Michael Grejniec (1955–)  was born in Poland. Working as an illustrator in Europe, he produced posters for theater, film, and anime before becoming a picture-book author. In 1985 he moved to the United States. In 1996 he won the Japan Picture Book Award for Translation for A Taste of the Moon (tr. 2013). His other titles include Niji-iro no hana (Rainbow-Colored Flowers), Fiabo: Ohanashi no suki na makka na sakana (Fiabo: the Bright Red Fish Who Loved Stories),Koneko kyū-hiki gūgūgū (Nine Sleeping Kittycats), and many others.




The animals went in two by two, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in two by two, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in two by two, 
The elephant and the kangaroo
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.

The animals went in three by three, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in three by three, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in three by three, 
The wasp, the ant and the bumble bee
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.

The animals went in four by four, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in four by four, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in four by four, 
The great hippopotamus stuck in the door
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.

The animals went in five by five, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in five by five, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in five by five, 
They warmed each other to keep alive
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.

The animals went in six by six, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in six by six, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in six by six, 
They turned out the monkey because of his tricks
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.

The animals went in seven by seven, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in seven by seven, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in seven by seven, 
The little pig thought he was going to heaven
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain

The animals went in eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in eight by eight,
The turtle thought he was coming late,
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.

The animals went in nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in nine by nine,
Marching up in a long straight line,
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.

The animals went in ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in ten by ten,
The last one in was the little red hen,
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain,
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.