Working late at his desk in his office one night,
the man raised his head as the space filled with light.
Moonbeams and memories flooded the room
as did his longing of owning the moon . . .
An over-indulged little boy grows into a very wealthy man who has everything he could possibly want on Earth. There is only one thing left that he MUST have - the moon he coveted as a child.
Plans are drawn, machines built and factories sent spluttering into the air. Giant towers grow up and up and up. Soon the moon is nearly within the man's grasp - but someone else wants it too. Their tug of war ends in disaster when the moon shatters into a thousand pieces. It is up to the children to come to the rescue . . .
A richly-detailed and heartwarming story with an important message about greed, happiness - and where NOT to look for it.
Frann Preston-Gannon is a multi-award winning illustrator and author. In 2011 she was the first UK recipient of the Sendak followship. Her first picture book, The Journey Home, won the 2012 Waterstones Prize, I am the Seed that Grew the Tree was the 2019 Waterstones Gift of the Year and In the Swamp by the Light of the Moon was Bank Street College of Education's 2020 Best Children's Book of the Year.The Swamp in the Light of the Moon has sold over 19,000 copies worldwide (as of July 2022)A captivating story with a message about the true value of things at its heart. 
