Ladder to the moon

Suhaila travels with her Grandma Annie up a ladder to the moon. Grandma watches for troubles on the earth and brings the troubled to live with her in the peace of the moon.

Big, warm pictures and tender words make this a refreshingly kind tale.

“When the sisters were refreshed, they spoke to Annie

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and Suhaila.
‘There is still so much to do. There are fires to be tended,
gardens to be weeded, and kapok trees to be seeded.’

‘We’ll work together,’ Annie promised.
‘We’ll throw in our hearts and minds,
and work with our hands to make the land a little more kind.’”

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“Ladder to the Moon” makes me want to be a better mother and a wonderful grandmother if that comes about. The intent of the pictures coincide with the story and the choice of colors and depictions of the children give this book some serious thought of what is happening on the planet. It is a

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deep and profound book and I will read this to myself and my daughter to remind me what is important to living now and trying to become a better parent and person. Makes ya think. LOVE it.

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Suhaila, a young girl, wondering about her grandmother finds herself in a half dream world. She climbs her way up a ladder with her grandmother to the moon where they rescue people across the world from floods, and fires and war. Through the power of prayer young Suhaila learns that the world needs

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hope and that though she could no be with her grandmother, that her grandmother and all the other people would be spreading love across the world.

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This story is about a fantastical journey a young girl named Suhaila makes to the moon with the grandmother she never knew. One night the spirit of her grandmother visits her and takes her to the moon. She gives her insight into all the different life experiences people on earth are having and they

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help bring these people to the moon to share their stories with each other (e.g. a frial great-grandmother,people who are poor and powerless,people who practiced different religions). Suhaila realizes that the job of those who are left on earth is to plant seeds of love and hope. She departs her the moon and her grandmother and returns home to her mother.

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One night, Suhaila's grandmother Annie visits her by way of a golden ladder that extends from the moon. Taking her up on the ladder, Annie teaches Suhaila about different people and troubles of the world. This book is about connecting with others and helping others around the Earth.

While this is a great book, I feel that it might be too esoteric for younger children. I would use to to teach about themes and symbolism.

I was not wowed by the story. Was beautiful art work. My Preschoolers and Pre K Student's lost interest.

A good tale about how death should not prevent you from getting to know someone you love and how everyone has their part to help the world. The Grandmother, now as a moon, helps relieve the suffering in the world. This book shows that there is many things that is happening around the world,

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especially suffering but that it doesn't have to stay that way. Every person can do their part to reduce suffering, no matter how big or small they are. This could lead to a discussion on how students can do their part in their community.

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This was a very mature book- it felt more relate-able for adults than for children. For me personally, I don't see anything special about the moon. I don't think it holds any magic and I roll my eyes when people talk about the mystery of a very large rock that just had the misfortune of getting

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stuck in our gravity.
It was an interesting approach to the passing of a grandparent, but it didn't have any ties to culture or a large-held belief in the afterlife, just what the author thought of her parents. You could use it to then ask students what they thought of afterlife stories, but I don't think that would get too much traction in the public school system.

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This book is about a little girl who meets her departed grandmother and learns through the 5 senses how to help and heal others. This is a good book to have in the classroom because it teaches the students our 5 senses and also teaches them to be good to others. This is suitable for 2 and 3rd

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grades.

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I love the use of metaphors throughout the book. Especially when Suhaila asked her mother what grandma was like. Her mother responds by saying,"she was like the moon, full, soft and curious. Your grandma would wrap her arms around the world if she could." Little did Suhaila know that her mom was

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right and that she herself would experiences that. It shows kids that they are all connected regardless of where they live or are.

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In short, this story is about Suhaila taking a golden ladder to the moon to be with her Grandmother Annie. While up on the moon with Annie she discovers the moons song and how it is used to help people. She helps a great-grandmother and a newborn baby make their way to the moon with the ladder. On

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the moon they can feel the faith from down below circulating as people kneel to pray. Grandma Annie is set to nourish people and help people come together with a sense of love and belonging. It is a great story of three generations of women. The daughter, the mom, and the Grandmother. Building those relationships and learning from our elders is important.

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This story is about Suhaila and her desire to meet her grandmother who passed away. A ladder appears and Suhaila uses it to meet with her grandmother.

This book was about how a child climbed a ladder to the moon and stayed there with her grandmother. They helped those on the earth and led them to the moon. I don't know how I felt about this book. It gave me conflicting feels. I don't think I would provide this book in my class room.

This book starts when a girl named Suhalia asked her mother what her grandmother was like. Her mother explained that she was like the moon. That night Suhalia saw the moonlight shining through her window and a golden ladder appeared. Her grandmother invited her to climb up and go on an adventure.

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They look back at Earth and embrace many different people. She was able to open her eyes and see more than she did before.

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