Suggested Reading Log. I highlighted the books that I read today

1. Greek Mythology – Donna Napoli – pages 171 – 179 Helios Sun God
2. Egyptian Mythology – Donna Napoli – pages 12 – 23 – Ra God of Radiance
3. Treasury  of Bible Stories – Donna Napoli – Creation
4. Treasury  of Bible Stories – Donna Napoli – Eden
5. Darkness Slipped In – Ella Burfoot
6. Greek Mythology – Donna Napoli – pages 80-81 – Selene – Moon Goddess
7. Hey, Diddle Diddle -Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott
8. The Owl and the Pussy Cat – Jan Brett
9. Papa Please Get the Moon for Me – Eric Carle
10. Hello Moon – Julie Downing
11. Egyptian Mythology – Donna Napoli – pages 95 – 100 – The Great Nile

Darkness versus Light is a major literary theme.

Ella Burfoot does a great job of telling the story of Darkness in a child-appropriate way.

Darkness Slipped In – Picture Book by Ella Burfoot

In Genesis, God created Light. A great deal of Genesis and Exodus involves Egypt. In Egyptian mythology, Ra is the god of light.

Egyptian Mythology – Donna Napoli – pages 12 – 23 – Ra God of Radiance

I did not read this yet. Note to self; Read this ASAP.

Read Napoli’s entire Egyptian Mythology

In Day 1 of #Bible365, we read that God created lights in the sky: the sun, moon, and stars.

Note: Some of the #ReadtoWrite people might also do #Bible365. That is not necessary, but much of my own reading now is that of reading ABOUT the Bible. Other readers will focus elsewhere.

The lights in the sky inspire a great amoung of literature:

The Moon & the Stars — Things That Light the Night

I have long been fascinated by the moon, and I blog about it often.

Celebrating the Cow that Jumped Over the Moon – How A Children’s Poem Influenced My Adult Art

I Nominate the Owl and the Pussy Cat and the Cow Who Jumped Over the Moon as Literature’s Greatest Heros

Here is a gem: an old Hey, Diddle Diddle, illustrated by Randolph Caldecott {the illustrator for whom the coveted Caldecott Medal is named]:

Hey Diddle Diddle – Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott c.1908

Papa Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle is a great picture book, and in my opinion, it has a philosophical depth that Carle may or may not have intehttps://jackikellum.com/papa-please-get-the-moon-for-me-by-eric-carle-the-rolling-stones-william-blake-and-buddhist-yearning/nded:

Papa Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle, The Rolling Stones, William Blake, and Buddhist Yearning

For a luminous and perhaps less philosophical picture book about the moon, read Hello Moon by Julie Downing.

Hello, Moon – A Picture Book by Julie Downing

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