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Wait Till the Moon Is Full

by Margaret Wise Brown · 1948

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Once upon a time in the dark of the moon there was a little raccoon...

From the beloved author of such classics as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, Margaret Wise Brown, and renowned children's book illustrator Garth Williams comes the story of a curious little raccoon who wants to see the night.

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But his mother says, "Wait. Wait till the moon is full." So the little raccoon waits and wonders until, at last, the very special evening arrives...

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1940s1940sMore like thisLess of this
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picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 36 pages

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