Many Moons by James Thurber

Title: Many Moons 
Author: James Thurber 
Type: Children's book 
Illustrator: Marc Simont 
Genre: Fiction 
Series: No 
Pages: 48 
Copyright: 1990 
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers 
Rating: 4 out of 5


Summary: from good reads
Princess Lenore is ill from eating too many raspberry tarts. She believes that possessing the moon is the only thing that will cure her. Despite a command from the King, neither the Lord High Chamberlain nor the Royal Wizard nor the Royal Mathematician can get the moon for her. Only when the clever Court Jester consults the Princess herself is the problem solved -- with characteristic Thurber wit.

Feelings: 
This story while written for children was fun. I really enjoyed reading it. Princess Lenore is determined to have the moon and her father calls his wise men who all tell him different things. What I like is that the person we don't expect to come up with the solution is the one who solves the problem. The Jester asks the Princes and she tells him what she believes and that is what really matters. Perspective on different things are different for different people and this story shows that while we may not all agree we can all be right.

I recommend this story even for adults. It is a fun story and it has a something we can learn from it.