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Under the Lemon Moon

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The theft of all of the lemons from her lemon tree leads Rosalinda to an encounter with La Anciana, the Old One, who walks the Mexican countryside helping things grow, and to an understanding of generosity and forgiveness. Reprint.
One night young Rosalinda wakes up to a “Wsss–shhh–snap!” outdoor. She slips out of bed and peers out the front door into the darkness. Way back by the lemon tree, something is moving. It is a man stuffing lemons, her very own lemons, into a cloth sack! To make matters worse, by the end of the week her lemon tree is very sick. As she wanders through the Mexican countryside seeking tree-healing advice, she sees the mysterious Night Man at the mercado–and he is selling her beautiful limones! She summons the assistance of La Anciana, a wise old woman with gentle eyes, and it is in the end she who provides a creative solution. That night, Rosalinda sleeps under her lemon tree, and as she slumbers, “Her tree glowed golden in the night, dripping with lemons as big and round as baby moons.” Her tree is magically cured! The next day to come she hands out the amazingly fat lemons, one after the other, giving the very last lemon to the Night Man at the mercado. “Siembra las semillas. Plant the seeds,” she tells him as he tilts his head towards his hungry family. “For you and for them.” He concurs to do as she says, and Rosalinda’s heart is “as full as a lemon moon.” This simple tale of human compassion will appeal to young children on many levels. They will be alarmed about the thief, concerned about the sick tree that makes Rosalinda so sad, relieved to see the tree in full fruit, and happy to see how kind and generous Rosalinda is after all. (Click to see a sample spread. Text ©1999 by Edith Hope Fine. Illustrations ©1999 by Rene King Moreno, reproduced with permission of Lee & Low Books, Inc.) (Ages 3 and older) –Karin Snelson

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