The Rabbit in the Moon : A Garden Tale for the Young and the Young at Heart de Alice Van Trease - 1996

Savannah Georgia: Pele Publishing, 1996. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good+. Vg+/0/1st. ed./signed An adorable story of kindness and, how the Rabbit got his image on the moon. When a garden club speaker canceled with only a few days notice, Alice Van Trease called everyone she could think of as a replacement speaker. Because she was too embarrassed to have no program at all for the meeting, she decided to give the program herself. Resorting to memory and imagination, she tried to pinpoint the exact time in her life that she fell in love with gardening. She thought about the gardens in which she played as a child. she recalled the sights, sounds and scents of the garden at night and the magic of childhood garden games. "The Rabbit in the Moon" is the result of her efforts. Book Condition is Very Good+; small oblong paperback with a drawing of the moon rabbit on the front with the title in blue letters. Fifty seven pages are dedicated to the story and the charming pencil illustrations, and twenty three pages with suggestions and hints for involving children with gardening. My favorite suggestions are the one's for the Night Garden. Clean and solid, with no marking or soiling, this adorable book is just the thing for a spring visit with the grandchildren. Comes to you in an archival document bag for storage. I can get this in the mail to you tomorrow. BASB