The Day the Moon Fell Out of the Sky

By Jan Firmager

Jimmy and Billy are excited! It’s the first day of the school summer holidays tomorrow. Billy has invited the new girl in the village out on their play day. Jimmy isn’t so keen but soon forgets she’s a girl when their day starts to fill with mystery and adventure. What was going on? It must be important, otherwise Mr Johns, the village teacher, wouldn’t have asked for their help.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Mar 3, 2023
• ISBN: 9781398426405

Jan Firmager

Jan Firmager is a practicing health therapist and meditation teacher. She is passionate about helping others to find a balance between a demanding world and our innate desire to creatively play. Jan has written articles for holistic health magazines and spoken at health seminars on these and other healthy living subjects. Being a mother and grandmother has encouraged her to write stories of fun and imagination with an essence of the natural world around us.

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About the Author

Jan Firmager is a practicing health therapist and meditation teacher. She is passionate about helping others to find a balance between a demanding world and our innate desire to creatively play.

Jan has written articles for holistic health magazines and spoken at health seminars on these and other healthy living subjects.

Being a mother and grandmother has encouraged her to write stories of fun and imagination with an essence of the natural world around us.

Dedication

I have written this book for my granddaughters, Jessica and Katie, and for all the other children in the world that enjoy reading stories.

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Jan Firmager 2023

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Acknowledgement

I would like to thank my son, Jay, for his inspiration.

To Frances for her enthusiasm and grammar help for children’s understanding.

My family, Alex and Samy, and friends who supported and motivated me to write this book, and of course Liz for all the lovely illustration ideas.

Three Children

Melissa peeked out from the bed covers, again, just enough that she could feel the cold on her nose. It is true, she whispered, replaying her mother’s words in her head from earlier. Mummy, it’s too dark. Pleeease can I have the light on?

Melissa, you will not sleep with the light on all night, and after a while, your eyes will get used to the dark. Close them tight, count to ten and when you open them again, you will be able to see.

Melissa wasn’t happy with that answer, but she had to do what Mummy said or she might not let her go to the fields tomorrow with her friends. Mummy left the room and shut the door.

It’s true, thought Melissa, I can see the stream of light coming through the bottom of my bedroom door. I can see Molly, the doll Granny bought me for my birthday, on the chair. I can see the shape of the wardrobe with my yellow Easter hat hanging on it and the window. Oh, but through the window, it is dark. I wonder if the moon is small tonight.

She slid off the bed, onto the red rug and