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# Children's Book Notes: 'God Made the Moonlight'

Jul 27, 2020 8:30:00 AM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs)

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*Barb Szyszkiewicz reviews a sweet picture book by Erin Broestl, with illustrations by Jean Schoonover Egolf.*

[***God Made the Moonlight***](https://amzn.to/3hmV4Bi) immediately took me back to the wonder I experienced as a child. The young narrator of this picture book by Erin Broestl is fascinated by the different ways the moon appears at various times, and lets it spark her imagination.

![MoonlightCoverWithSOA1](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MoonlightCoverWithSOA1.jpg?width=2580&name=MoonlightCoverWithSOA1.jpg)

Children will see themselves in the way the young girl in the story peeks at the moon through the car window and looks for it during her bedtime routine.

![GMM-spreads for Catholic Mom](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GMM-spreads%20for%20Catholic%20Mom.jpg?width=5175&name=GMM-spreads%20for%20Catholic%20Mom.jpg)

Jean Schoonover-Egolf's softly-colored illustrations evoke idyllic childhood days in both city and rural settings. The simple text of the story emphasizes God's power and creativity, always in a context of love.

***![GMM-spreads for Catholic Mom2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GMM-spreads%20for%20Catholic%20Mom2.jpg?width=5175&name=GMM-spreads%20for%20Catholic%20Mom2.jpg)***

[***God Made the Moon***](https://amzn.to/3hmV4Bi) will become a beloved read-aloud, and is simple enough for beginning readers to enjoy on their own.

Who says that fascination with the moon is only for children, anyway?

> [Took me back to the wonder I experienced as a child. #catholicmom](https://ctt.ac/Lu691)

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### [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs)

Barb Szyszkiewicz, senior editor at [CatholicMom.com](http://catholicmom.com), is a wife, mom of 3 young adults, and a Secular Franciscan. Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at [FranciscanMom](http://franciscanmom.com) and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at [Cook and Count](http://cookandcount.wordpress.com). Barb is the author of *[The Handy Little Guide to Prayer](https://amzn.to/2LQB2oL)* and * [The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours](https://amzn.to/3wbDB8k)*, available from Our Sunday Visitor.

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