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Review ------ Curtis' rhyming text is rich with descriptive language and images. --Booklist

Jay's surrealistic oil paintings in muted jewel tones on ivory backgrounds are created by using a crackling varnish, which lends her illustrations an air of antique art. --Kirkus Reviews

The artist [Jay] successfully marries the cool royal blue of the evening sky with the warm orange-reds of the buildings, many of which seem alive, alongside trees that appear to dance on curvy trunks. --Publishers Weekly The artist [Jay] successfully marries the cool royal blue of the evening sky with the warm orange-reds of the buildings, many of which seem alive, alongside trees that appear to dance on curvy trunks. --Publishers Weekly Curtis' rhyming text is rich with descriptive language and images. --Booklist Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) About the Author ---------------- Carolyn Curtis has previously worked as an attendant at an animal hospital, a nanny and most recently as a member services co-ordinator at a non-profit parenting organisation. She graduated from Emerson College in Boston, MA with a BS in Mass Communication, and her writing is inspired by the many children she has spent time with. Carolyn loves nature, children, animals, reading and music. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two year-old son. Alison Jay lives and works in London. A graduate in illustration from the London College of Printing, Alison has been illustrating children's books for ten years. To create her unique style, she uses alkyd oil paint on paper with a crackling varnish, which gives her illustrations a unique, nostalgic quality. I Took the Moon for a Walk is Alison's first title for Barefoot Books. Her other picture books include ABC, A Child's First Picture Book (2003); A Ladder to the Stars (2003) and The Race (2002). Read more ( javascript:void(0) )