Cabbage Moon

Wahl, Jan. Cabbage Moon. Illus. Arden Johnson-Petroy. Honesdale, Pennsylvania: Boyds Mills Press, Inc., 1998.

Princess Adelgitha and her dog Jennie love the old cabbage moon. So when Lorenzo Squink steals the moon and starts making cabbage salad, the two must figure out a way to come to the rescue. The text has occasional moments of awkwardness, and the ending (avec prince and marriage) seems a little tacked-on , but other than that the story is enchanting, especially because of the illustrations. The bright pastel images are full of texture and energy, and provide an excellent match for the quirky imaginative mood of the text. The images essentially re-tell the same story as the text, but they add a more developped sense of character - to people, the dog, and even the moon.