Puff

  • Published by Dial Books, March 19, 2024

    Look who just blew in! Meet Puff. He’s air. And he’s a gas! Puff has been here for billions of years, forming a blanket of protection around Earth to hold in heat and keep out cold. Puff is key to life—he’s the air we breathe and the wind around us. And he’s got talent! Have you ever incinerated a space rock? Traveled from the highest heights to the deepest depths of the sea? Or spun through a tornado? Puff has! He’ll tell you all about it. With refreshing wit and breezy one-liners, Puff takes readers on an airy adventure through the atmosphere, earth, water, and you. Filled with irresistible artwork, funny asides, and a gentle current of kid-enticing facts, Puff is the breath of fresh air we’ve all needed.

  • “A white puff with a stylish quiff conducts readers through simple explanations of how our atmosphere goes everywhere—even deep into the oceans and beneath the surface of the land—to help keep Earth warm, carry droplets of water, deliver the oxygen we require… and spread pollen and seeds.... Fresh and breezy.” —Kirkus

  • PUFF can be purchased anywhere books are sold!

Drop

  • Published by Dial Books, February 16, 2021

    Meet Drop! She's water! And she's seen a thing or two. Yep, even dinosaurs; she's four and a half billion years old, after all. Everywhere Drop flows--and she flows everywhere--she keeps things moving, making life on earth possible, and having a great time doing it. With delightful panache and a steady stream of funny one-liners, Drop takes readers on an adventure through the water cycle and beyond. Filled with irresistible artwork, funny asides, and a steady sprinkle of kid-enticing facts, Drop is the story about water you never knew you were thirsting for.

  • “[Readers] will enjoy humorous wordplay while absorbing science. Splashy and original.” —Kirkus

    “A stand-out from others of its type as it maintains simplicity…. Perfect for a science lesson read-aloud for young learners.” —School Library Connection

    Drop, an anthropomorphic water droplet portrayed as a smiling light blue ink splotch, is “four and a half billion!” years old. Drop greets dinosaurs, hangs out in the ocean, and sunbathes on the sea’s surface before the action begins: a spread shows Drop heating from the sun’s rays (“All bouncy-pouncy!” reads markered hand-lettering as she raises wiggly black line arms) before rising into the air with a “Poof!” Drop’s journeys as clouds and weather follow, as well as her paths through bodies of water, glaciers, ground, and flora and fauna. Water “mixed only with various colors of India ink” is the apt medium for Moon’s art; paired with ink brush lines, the illustrations have a soft early reader appeal. An endearing, conversational introduction to the water cycle. Ages 4-8. —Publisher’s Weekly

  • DROP is a Blue-Ribbon Selection of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library for 2022 and 2023 and has been shipped to over 770,000 families around the world!

  • DROP can be purchased anywhere books are sold!

Joone

  • Published by Dial Books, June 13, 2013

    Joone likes the color orange, ice-cream sandwiches, and playing outside. She lives in a yurt with her grandfather and her pet turtle, Dr. Chin, who rides around on her hat. Grandpa teaches Joone something new every day. Sometimes Joone teaches him something new, too, like how to make a daisy chain. Together they enjoy life’s small joys—sunsets, tree houses, and most of all, each other.

  • “With her idiosyncratically spelled name, openhearted precociousness, and ever-present pet turtle, Dr. Chin, five-year-old Joone (who notes that, despite her age, “I can count to a hundred”) makes a winning tour guide to life with her grandfather. And Grandpa is pretty cool himself: a former scientist (“He can count to a thousand”), he lives in a self-built yurt, and he makes Joone feel that their relationship is one of both deep love and mutual respect. “Every day Grandpa teaches me something new,” says Joone. “He says every day I teach him something new, too.” With a one-of-a-kind home, a spectacular tree house, a nearby river for swimming, and the supportive presence of her grandfather, Joone’s life is an enviable one. Moon’s ability to convey her heroine’s self-assured contentment and love for her grandfather without resorting to the twee or overly literal is the mark of a real, if nascent talent. Ages 3–5.” —Publishers Weekly

    “Joone is a free-spirited preschooler who shares what appears to be a pleasantly pastoral life with her grandfather and a pet turtle named Dr. Chin in this quirky debut. The brisk and breezy depiction of a single summer day features familiar activities, unusual settings and a cheerfully childlike first-person narration. Joone’s individuality is obvious from the first page, where she notes that she spells her name with “a smiley face.” She addresses readers directly, telling them that she lives in a yurt with her grandfather and that she likes ice cream sandwiches and swimming. Moon’s bright and colorful illustrations provide additional details and amplify the gentle humor. Joone’s red wagon full of rocks, for example, turns out to be the basis for a clever way to make the steps navigable for Dr. Chin, and her generous impulse to leave an ice cream sandwich for the “mail lady” seems destined to turn out not exactly as she plans. The artless charm of the pictures is a perfect match for Joone’s endearing personality. Joone could be a contemporary, country-dwelling cousin to Eloise: another precocious, articulate and turtle-loving child with charm to spare. (Picture book. 3-6)” —Kirkus

  • JOONE is the 2014 winner of the CLC Book Award from the Children’s Literature Centre for exemplifying compassion, love and courage.

  • JOONE is out of print and can only be purchased from third party sellers.