You are about to begin an enchanting journey across oceans and continents and time, into the lives of people of different cultures. Each culture has its own characteristics, shaped by the cold, or the presence of a nearby ocean, or solitude, and each sees something different in the dark patches of the full moon—but, remarkably, they are linked by the fact that they all see something there.

Author Lynn Moroney presents the viewpoints of eleven cultures (plus astronomers) in simple, magical verses; in the legends behind the moon pictures; and in facts that give insight to the different cultures making the book accessible to many different age groups. Greg Shed gives subtle shading to the moon in each illustration, helping children find the moon pictures in their own night sky. Moontellers is not just a book, it is the gift of wonder.

Ask yourself some full moon night, What do you see in the moon?
Tell what you see to your family and friends, And you'll be a Moonteller, too.

From the dust jacket