June Moon

June Moon is a board book by Lynn Becker, with illustrations by Nate Carvalho. Written as a rhythmic bedtime poem, it follows a moon that rises and sets in step with a young child's make-believe play and nightly routine. The story takes place on an evening in June, with a seaside, summertime atmosphere.

Carvalho's pictures move easily between the everyday world and a child's imaginative view of the night sky, so the moon echoes the child's playful actions. Because the verses are meant to be read aloud, the book suits a calm, shared moment between parent and child before sleep, and it can be read at any time of year.