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'Part poem, part lullaby, this gentle story celebrates a baby's wonder at our beautiful world. From much-loved Australian Children's Laureate Alison Lester comes a timeless book to share and to treasure. ' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Number 20 on the Better Reading's 2022 Top 50 Kids Books
Number 41 on the Better Reading's Top 50 Kids Books 2023
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Review : Kissed by the Moon
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , April 2014;
— Review of Kissed by the Moon 2013 single work picture book -
Review : Kissed by the Moon
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , December/January 2013; (p. 73)
— Review of Kissed by the Moon 2013 single work picture book -
Cover Book Review : Kissed by the Moon
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 28 no. 5 2013; (p. 12)
— Review of Kissed by the Moon 2013 single work picture book -
Kissed by the Moon
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 30 November - 1 December 2013; (p. 29)
— Review of Kissed by the Moon 2013 single work picture book -
For the Love of a Good Book
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 November 2013; (p. 25)
— Review of Baby Bedtime 2013 single work picture book ; Davy and the Duckling 2013 single work picture book ; Kissed by the Moon 2013 single work picture book ; Bertie 2013 single work children's fiction
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Pests and Other Pets
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 November 2013; (p. 37)
— Review of Kissed by the Moon 2013 single work picture book ; The Octopuppy 2013 single work picture book ; The Rules of Summer 2013 single work picture book -
For the Love of a Good Book
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 November 2013; (p. 25)
— Review of Baby Bedtime 2013 single work picture book ; Davy and the Duckling 2013 single work picture book ; Kissed by the Moon 2013 single work picture book ; Bertie 2013 single work children's fiction -
Kissed by the Moon
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 30 November - 1 December 2013; (p. 29)
— Review of Kissed by the Moon 2013 single work picture book -
Cover Book Review : Kissed by the Moon
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 28 no. 5 2013; (p. 12)
— Review of Kissed by the Moon 2013 single work picture book -
Review : Kissed by the Moon
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , December/January 2013; (p. 73)
— Review of Kissed by the Moon 2013 single work picture book
Awards
- 2014 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Children's Fiction
- 2014 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Younger Children
- 2014 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Early Childhood
- 2014 winner Indie Awards — Children's
- 2014 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Picture Book
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