So I have been away for the last few days of this summer. While I had a blast with my family (we walked 1000s of steps each day in the Big Apple and the Niagara Falls), we are vacationed out and glad to be home (and glad for bookish moonlit summer nights)! But I am going to go ahead with my bookish summer posts where I left off.
Summer nights hold wonderful memories indeed. And they have this magical power to stir up nostalgia at the blink of an eye or the twinkle of a star or at a glimpse of the summer moon.
Ah, those wonderful Bookish Moonlit Summer Nights!
They conjure images of reading under the full moon on the terrace of my childhood home, of listening to Ameen Sayani on AIR sitting in our balcony using that old Philips radio with nothing but the moon(or just the stars on those moonless nights) for company, of so many more memories that thankfully are easy to recreate as well.
And they remind me of books read and unread. So: thank you, summer nights; thank you, moon!
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Here are a few books that I have read or have wanted to read, that feature the moon; thus making this a Bookish Moonlit Summer Nights post!
Haroun and the Sea of Stories – This is a book that makes an appearance so very often on my blog; one of them is here. While the word moon does not show up in the title, the titular Sea of Stories is on the fictional moon aptly named Kahani (or story).
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A Full Moon is Rising – I read this years ago and I know I will be glad to read more books like this anytime.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret – The moon reference in this – Melies’ most famous movie (which is also featured in the book and the movie) is ‘A Trip to the Moon‘ – (one of) the first science fiction movies made
Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs – A book that is sweet and definitely one to have next to you when loved ones are far away, and your little ones (or you) are missing them.
Harry Moon series – I read a couple of the books in this series and enjoyed them. This series has a wonderful message that shines through its’ books: ‘What all boys and girls are destined to become if they simply believe…….They become magic’
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While not necessarily the moon, these books I reviewed here and enjoyed are to do with outer space and hence encompass the moon automatically!
And I read these books below when my now-teens were tiny tots
- Love You to the Moon and Back
- Goodnight, Moon
Dear reader, do you have any books that you can add to this list? Age group, genre of book does not matter.. I would love to hear about them.. Do let me know in the comments..
…and so my bookish summer continues…..
While the UBC Challenge is over, my bookish summer will continue for a few more posts yet..
Here are my previous Bookish Summer posts:
- A Bookish Summer Begins
- She Reads…..They Read..
- Tag: My Blog’s Name in TBR Books
- Re(a)d, White and Blue
- 15 Cool Words Every Book Lover Should Know
- Book Review: A Walk in the Woods (Guest Post)
- Sunday Scribblings #12: Summering Bookishly
- Hiking and Treasure Hunts
- Top 10 Fictional Bookworms
- Clerihew for Who
- Throwback Thursday in My Bookish Summer
- Sunday Scribblings #13: Summers Are Bookish No Matter Where You Are
- 3 Mini Reviews of Books
- 10 Authors Whose Books I would Buy Without Much Thought
- 5 Quick Tips to Have a Bookish Summer
- Summer Reads of Childhood Today
- More Girls Who Rocked the World: Book Review
- 5 Literary Landmarks in the San Francisco Bay Area
SundayScribblings #14: Totally Booked Summer- Book Review: When Charley Met Emma
- Have Books, Will Travel
- Book Review: Smash Poetry Journal
- Bookish Summer Smarts: Puzzles, Riddles and Brainteasers
Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs looks like a book I’ll have to get for Lia when she gets older. She’s all into hugs and kisses!
This is a great list! Goodnight Moon is one I would add.
Several of these look really good — it’s so hard to choose books these days without a review from someone real. Thanks for that! (Also LOVE that pic of the moon…)
These sound like great books! I really needed something new to read. Thank you for the suggestions!
I am so excited to get the Harry Moon series! I think my girls would love it!
The full moon was shining proudly early this morning when I went on my daily walk.
Welcome back and great books.
They look super cute. Thanks for sharing.
Welcome Back and great post and a great list of books they all looks and sounds amazing, thank you so much for sharing your awesome post.
This post makes me really want to park it outside on my patio this evening and read by moonlight!
So appropriate to share this post on the full moon!
What a fun theme for reading. I love summer reading in general, and these all sound like good picks.
What a fantastic list of books! I still read to my kids every night. It’s my favorite part of the night.
What a fab collection. I love every single one. Have to yet read any of these so this post is a great find fore me
Welcome back! Great list!
thank you!
Harry’s Spooky Surprise is great to read in a month or two! Oh, how I wish I had time to read more books myself! Summer is such a perfect time to read!
What a great list! You had a busy summer!
I love Hugo Cabret — what a wonderfully inventive book. Thanks for sharing some new inspiration too!