Each night, the vessel transforms into the Moon. As a baby, MiM, as he is called, travels the skies in a golden-sailed Moon Clipper with his mother, father and Nightlight, a kind of fairy godfather. Only a sure and meticulous hand could conjure up such luscious lunar moths and battling constellations.'-Kirkus Reviews * 'William Joyce invents a breathtaking landscape for his history of the original guardian of childhood: the Man in the Moon. With lots of detail in its gold-flecked blues, the lavish illustration will set 6-year-old minds ticking, and though the King of Nightmares makes an appearance, this is a story primarily about sweet.'-The New York Times Book Review 'Joyce's prowess as an illustrator is undeniable, and this may well be his most ambitious, marvelous-looking title to date. And what a brilliant concept! The hero, MiM, or the Man in the Moon, is just the first beloved figure of childhood lore to get his own tale-the Sandman, the Tooth Fairy and Jack Frost are to follow.

The New Yorker (12/5/12) 'With the aura of an established classic, the first volume in Joyce's long-anticipated series, 'The Guardians of Childhood,' is worth the wait. Joyce's shimmering images are at once adorable and otherworldly: a lunar moth bears the sleeping baby hero through space at dinnertime, starfish swarm the sky.

'Resplendent, almost glowing.'-The Wall Street Journal This gorgeously strange picture book, the first in a projected series, traces the origins of the Man in the Moon, who, after losing his parents in a battle with the King of Nightmares, is raised by a retinue of giant glowworms and mice in tasseled sailor caps.

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