The Garden Behind the Moon: A Real Story Of The Moon Angel

Written by Howard Pyle

Narrated by Bobbie Frohman

David, a lonely young boy, learns the secret of walking over the glimmering sea path to the happy garden behind the moon. As David grows to manhood, he follows the Moon Angel's urging and starts on a hero's journey to bring lost treasure home to earth. And, therein lies a tale. But David has learned, while away behind the moon, how to love and be loved and how to be of service to those he comes into contact with and is very anxious to live out what he learned.

Table of Contents:
Foreword
Chapter 1 - The Princess Aurelia
Chapter 2 - The Moon-Calf
Chapter 3 - The Man Who Knew Less Than Nothing
Chapter 4 - David in the Water
Chapter 5 - The Moon-Angel
Chapter 6 - The Moon-House
Chapter 7 - The Moon-Garden
Chapter 8 - Phyllis
Chapter 9 - The Last Play-Day
Chapter 10 - Behind the Moon-Angel
Chapter 11 - The Land of Nowhere
Chapter 12 - The Black Winged Horse
Chapter 13 - The Iron Castle
Chapter 14 - The Iron Man
Chapter 15 - The Escape
Chapter 16 - Back to the Moon-House
Chapter 17 - David
Chapter 18 - The King's Messenger
Chapter 19 - Princess Aurelia

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alcazar Audio Works
• Release date: Jan 1, 2009
• ISBN: 9780982185339

Howard Pyle

Howard Pyle (1853-1911) was a celebrated artist, author, and teacher -- and a primary figure in the history of children's literature. Not only did he guide and inspire such artistic talents as N. C. Wyeth, Maxfield Parrish, and Jessie Willcox Smith, but he was also a master storyteller in his own right. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Pepper & Salt, and The Wonder Clock are among the many stories and folktales that he wrote and illustrated.

Reviews for The Garden Behind the Moon

[desislc · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A book that makes you think long after you finish it, this is extremely reminiscent of George MacDonald's fairy tales and was first published around the same era.David, a boy other children ridicule as a moon-calf, takes the moonlight path over the ocean and into the moon itself. After months of living in the moon and playing in the moon's garden, David embarks on a quest to retrieve something that was taken from the brown earth long ago.

[quondame · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A very strange mix of 19th century children's fable and older fairy tales with the Moon Angel being death/transition. The chapter headings have the charm of Howard Pyles wood cut style drawings while the realistic illustrations are more pedestrian than fanciful.