The Garden behind the Moon, Howard Pyle
The Garden behind the Moon, Howard Pyle
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The Garden behind the Moon
A Real Story of the Moon Angel

Author: Howard Pyle

Narrator: Bobbie Frohman

Unabridged: 3 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/20/2014

Synopsis

In The Garden behind the Moon, Howard Pyle transports children to a different but unforgettable and faraway magical land—where a young boy discovers a treasury of lost riches, where youngsters always play, and no one ever cries.David is a lonely young boy, learning the secret of walking over the glimmering sea path to the happy garden behind the moon. Now a grown man, he follows the Moon Angel's urging and heads out on a hero's journey to bring lost treasure home to earth. And therein lies this tale.

About Howard Pyle

Howard Pyle (1853–1911), author and illustrator, was born in Wilmington, Delaware. Inspired as a child by Grimm’s German Fairy Tales and The Arabian Nights, he decided as an adult to write and illustrate stories for children. After some success contributing to children’s magazines, he became famous with his book The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire. He also wrote and illustrated historical romances and fairy stories. Having studied painting at the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia, he was one of the most influential illustrators of his time, known for his imagination and detail. He also taught painting and wrote many stories for young people, illustrating his own works.

About Bobbie Frohman

Bobbie Frohman, a third generation Californian, was raised in a large extended family, the niece of cowboys. Early on she developed a deep love of animals, training her dogs to perform with her at dog shows, and as a competitive barrel racer with her beloved horse, Lucky.

Reviews

Goodreads review by mark on January 14, 2016

Howard Pyle was a renowned author who made his mark in the 19th century with a number of books for young adults on such figures as Robin Hood and King Arthur. In 1889 his son Sellers died unexpectedly. In 1895 he wrote a children's fantasy called The Garden Behind the Moon. The book is about what aw......more

Goodreads review by Faith on October 07, 2019

A lovely little story of a boy who grows into a man through the ice and fire of experience, kills the iron man, rescues Phyllis, brings the Wonder Box and the Know All Book to the brown earth, and takes Phyllis- the Princess Auralia of Earth- as his wife. This dear fairytale was written by Howard Py......more

Goodreads review by Eleanor on June 02, 2015

Originally published in 1895, The Garden Behind the Moon is, like The Water Babies and At the Back of the North Wind a Victorian children's story with a curiously death-oriented plot. The Garden Behind the Moon is a beautiful place inhabited by the souls of dead children, though the two main charact......more

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