Moonflower

By: Kacen Callender

Narrated by: André Santana

Moon’s depression is overwhelming. Therapy doesn’t help, and Moon is afraid that their mom hates them because they’re sad.

Moon’s only escape is traveling to the spirit realms every night, where they hope they’ll never return to the world of the living again.

The spirit realm is where they have their one and only friend, Wolf, and where they’re excited to experience an infinite number of adventures. But when the realm is threatened, it’s up to Moon to save the spirit world.

With the help of celestial beings and guardians, Moon battles monsters and shadows, and through their journey, they begin to learn that a magical adventure of love and acceptance awaits them in the world of the living, too.

This story of hope shows listeners that our souls blossom when we realize that we are as worthy and powerful as the universe itself.

©2022 Kacen Callender (P)2022 Scholastic Inc

Pitch-perfect narration of a story every child deserves to hear

I wish I had read this story as a child and I am so happy for all those who will get to experience it. It’s important.

Very strange- hard to really get into it. I know it was about depression & it was very depressing!!

Very sad, glad the author had found away out of his. But I can’t say I enjoyed it .