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The Moonglow Roll-O-Rama
Publisher: Orchard Books ISBN: 0531068765
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What It's About

This bedtime book reveals where animals go when the moon is high in the sky: off to the Moonglow Roll-O-Rama. This midnight roller rink, located on a faraway wooded island, is a magical and luminous place where all animals, big and small, come together in a harmonious congregation on wheels. A quiet, rhyming lullaby. Full color.

Special Notes

"I dreamed one night that there was a giant roller rink in the middle of a forest. All kinds of animals were skating there, and they each had red roller skates on. Above the rink, Christmas tree lights were strung through the trees while the full moon shone brightly in the sky.

The image of this roller rink was etched so strongly in my mind, that when I awoke, I couldn't stop thinking about it. I wondered: Where did all those animals come from? How did they get there? What happened to them when the night was over? I looked down at my dog, 'Little Dog', who was sleeping the day away, and wondered why she was so sleepy. Had she been roller skating all night long, too?

Once I had come up with suitable answers to all of those questions, I decided to write a story about this mysterious place." — Dav Pilkey


Fun Facts

1. Dav's dog, Little Dog, appears throughout this story.

2. This book is dedicated to Dav's friend, Carolyn Brodie, and her pets. Among these pets is her Dachshund, "Oscar", who was the inspiration for the story, The Hallo-Wiener.

3. The title of the book was inspired by the 'Moon-glo Roller Rink' in Kent, Ohio.

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