Wait Till the Moon is Full

This story is a wonderful way to explore the goodness of patience, even when it is difficult to wait. Mother Raccoon is never short or impatient with the unending questions (who can relate?), but continues to engage with Little Raccoon with love and tenderness. The simple plot is lovely in its exclusive focus on the experience of anticipation, with gentle encouragement to the virtue of doing things at the appropriate time. The ending note at first felt abrupt to me - after the buildup we do not get a full description of what happens when the moon is full - but after a few re-reads I think it’s a masterful decision as to pacing and imagination. Williams’ illustrations enhance the emotional narrative, with two-tone black and brown show more illustrations throughout up until the full-color full moon. show less

The text is first-rate, but Garth Williams' illustrations are among the best ever to grace a children's book. Simple, elegant, and sweet, yet restrained, with a continual--though understated--dangerous tension lurking throughout.

Brown and Williams are the perfect match for children's stories. In this one, a young raccoon wants to go outside and play at night. His mother tells him throughout the month to wait until the moon is full. It's a cute story that teaches about time, the phases of the moon and the animals of the forest.

A little raccoon is anxious to explore the woods at night and asks question after question, but his mother keeps saying he must wait for a full moon -- which eventually comes.

Wait Till The Moon Is Full tells of a young raccoon and his mother. The little raccoon wants to know what the moon and night looks like, but his mother tells him to wait. The little raccoon should wait until the moon is full so he can see all the wonderful things at night. The little raccoon has to wait, but is happy when he can finally see the night. He meets a new friend and sees what goes on at night while everyone else is sleeping!

a little raccoon is anxious to see the night and all that goes on, but his mother makes him wait for a full moon.

The raccoon wanted to see the night and experience night life around him. But, his mother said he had to wait for the full moon. He asks many questions about the night, untill he finally gets to go out and see the night.