Solita and the Purple Moon
Miriam Isabel Elliot, author
Carlos E. Elliott, illustrator
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Dedicated to the children of men and women in uniform, Solita and
the Purple Moon is a flat-spined, bilingual English/Spanish
children's picturebook about a young girl whose mother is deployed
for military service. The lonely little girl strikes up an imaginary
friendship with a purple moon. Simple, two-color artwork by the
author's husband illustrate this poet, wistful, and comforting
story. "Tired from her travels with her best friend, / over the sea
and across the land, / the little girl slept and slept, / day and night,
night and day, / holding her favorite book close to her
chest."'
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