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1968 picture book by Elphinstone Dayrell
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
AuthorElphinstone Dayrell
IllustratorBlair Lent
LanguageEnglish
Genre
  • Children's picture book
  • African Folk Tale
Published1968
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Company
Publication placeUnited States

Why The Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky is a children's picture book written by Elphinstone Dayrell and illustrated by Blair Lent retelling an African folk tale about the origin of the world and its natural elements. The book was published by Houghton Mifflin Company in 1968.

In 1969 it received the Caldecott Honor for Lent's illustrations. It has been cited as an example of a pourquoi story for young readers.

References

  1. Yenika-Agbaw, Vivian (2007-12-13). Representing Africa in Children's Literature: Old and New Ways of Seeing. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-92366-2.
  2. "Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky". Journal of Education. 194 (3): 68. 2014. doi:10.1177/002205741419400312. S2CID 220806145.


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