Book Nook: Solita and the Purple Moon

 Like many children of military parents, young Solita does not understand where her mother has gone or when she will return. Sitting by her bedroom window, she seeks solace in the starry night sky. One night, a glowing purple moon greets her. “I will come to you at bedtime every night—Tun, Tun niñita, soy tu amiga, vendré a ti por las noches, mírame bien,” Purple Moon promises, swiftly becoming Solita’s nightly companion. Purple Moon whisks her away from loneliness into an imaginary dreamscape of glittering white stars, friendly clouds and celestial adventure. Rendered in English and Spanish, the story of Solita and the Purple Moon illustrates for young readers that there is friendship to be found everywhere—you simply have to search for it!