The Curious Moon

the long version

A contemporary Hungarian tale from Transylvania (Romania) in verse, written by Sandor Kanyadi, translated from the Hungarian by Paul Sohar, and illustrated by Emma Heinzelmann. What do you think will happen to the Queen of the Night – better known by us as the Moon – when she visits our planet? Will she be recognized for who she is, mistaken for a lost ball, or maybe even for a spy? Or will she be ignored by earthlings who are used to seeing her on her throne in the night sky, surrounded by stars, who are her ladies-in-waiting?The curious moon makes friends with two children – a brother and sister – who hide her as their special secret and eventually help her to get back to her place in the sky when she is tired of her adventures of Earth.Before she returns to her rightful place, she runs into all kinds of strange creatures, including an animated ladder, a friendly watchdog and bumbling and heavy-handed authorities bent on arresting the fugitive Queen. But mostly, she learns much about the people who in village in Transylvania. Come with us and follow the Curious Moon. She has fun here on Earth, and so will the readers of this curious tale.