One night, when Leon is busy fishing, the moon turns black. No more moon means no more romance and no more dreams! As Leon cast his line one final time - "Holey moley!" - he snags an enormous catfish made of stars and is dragged off up to the moon! There he meets Moongirl and her giant cat. Can he help them defeat the sinister gargaloon and bring light back to the moon?

 

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2007 by Walker Books Ltd .

Henry Selick is a filmmaker and animator, and is the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and Giant Peach and Coraline. Peter Chan has designed and storyboarded numerous films including Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and Antz. He lives in Washington, USA. Courtney Booker is a painter and animator whose work appeared in the films Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. She lives in Oregon, USA.