If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon

If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon invites young readers to blast off to an extraterrestrial celebration where everything familiar works differently — candles and balloons behave strangely in the lunar atmosphere, a piñata game benefits from low gravity, and a single birthday day on the moon lasts as long as an entire month on Earth. Joyce Lapin combines playful party scenarios with real science facts about the moon's surface, gravity, and atmosphere, all illustrated by Simona Ceccarelli's vivid, wonder-filled artwork.

This is a wonderful choice for students because it makes astrophysics feel accessible and genuinely fun, using the universally beloved concept of a birthday party to spark curiosity about space science.

Publishing Details

Author : Joyce Lapin

Illustrator : Simona Ceccarelli

Author Nationality : United States

Physical Details

Type of Book: Picture

Cover: Hardcover

Pages: 40

Size: 11.0 x 8.7 inches

Year Published: 2019

Instructional Details

Reading Grade Level: Kindergarten

Genre: Non-Fiction

Sub-Genre: Informational

Theme: Space, Science, Astronomy, STEM