num_pages: 32
description: A soothing, evocative poem about night falling over a young girl’​s home and neighborhood is brought to life by the lush artwork of Caldecott Medal winner Jerry Pinkney in this bedtime treasure.Up above the earth so farHang half a moon and one whole starHang one whole star and half a moon;Nighttime will be coming soon.And while a young girl sleeps, nighttime deepens in vivid harmony all around her—in the woods and garden, on the ocean, in the city, and on the porch, where her parents sit.
language: English
title: Half a Moon and One Whole Star
titlecomplete: Half a Moon and One Whole Star
genres: Poetry, Childrens, African American, Picture Books
ratings_count: 106
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Illustrator
publisher: Aladdin