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If the Moon

By Matthew Burgess

$19.99

Publication Date: August 4, 2026

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Ages 3 to 7, Grades P to 2

From award-winning creators Matthew Burgess and Matthew Forsythe comes a new picture book classic and an invitation to imaginative dreaming. If the Moon is the perfect lyrical bedtime book—a visual poem that soothes and smooths the transition from waking to sleeping.

If the Earth and if the moon,

if the whistling of a tune.

If you drift, if you dream,

into space, into streams...

Softly step on tender feet,

come and lift the latch of sleep.

About the Author

MATTHEW BURGESS is a poet, educator, and the author of many celebrated picture books, including The Bear and The Moon, Words With Wings & Magic Things, and Fireworks. He is a professor of literature and creative writing at Brooklyn College, and for over twenty years, he taught poetry programs in New York City public schools. Matthew lives in Brooklyn and Berlin. Visit him at matthewjohnburgess.com.

MATTHEW FORSYTHE is the author and illustrator of Pokko and the Drum, Mina, and Aggie and the Ghost. He was lead designer on Adventure Time and has worked on several other animated projects. He lives in Los Angeles.

Format: Hardcover Picture Book

Pages: 40

Publisher: Stonefruit Studio

Publication Date: August 4, 2026

ISBN: 9781464244049

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