Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

Description
Sun and his wife, the moon, lived on Earth and built a large house so that the water people could visit. But so many poured in that they were forced to move to the sky.
Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic
Juvenile Fiction / Diversity & Multicultural
Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / Seasons
About this Author
Elphinstone Dayrell (1869-1917) is also the author of Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria and Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa .
Blair Lent (1930-2009) won the 1973 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration ( The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel).
Reviews
"An African folktale is interpreted with originality and harmony." Booklist, ALA --
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