Marilyn Singer's poems are paired with double-page pictures by Julia Cairns, which take us on a world tour of full-moon related festivals, superstitions, and phenomena that are celebrated in different countries and cultures. From the lunar festivals of China to the high tides of Canada's Bay of Fundy, from the way an eclipse is greeted in Mali, to folk-memories of howling werewolves, this is a fascinating compendium of moon-lore allowing insights into the beliefs and customs of different peoples around the world.