"This
picture book may be intended for the
children’s market, but it will be a
source of delight and amusement for
all ages, especially in interactions
between the generations."
Suite101.com
"Moocher
in the Lun by Tom Dawe,
illustrated by C. Anne MacLeod,
is a beautiful rendition of the
alphabet from a Newfoundland
perspective utilizing words from
our culture with a fun
twist that appeals to children."
Current magazine
“Moocher in the Lun has a
classic elegance. The rhyming
appears effortless, the
situations are original and
funny, and the language is
wonderfully natural. It demands
to be read aloud just for the
pleasure of the rhythm, the
inventiveness of the language,
and the situations created . . .
Like Chaucer’s Canterbury
Tales, it captures a magical
language, a real one that
contains a wealth of traditional
knowledge, and makes it come
alive again, appealing on
different levels and holding as
much interest for adults as for
younger readers. [Dawe]
dignifies the language, using it
with love, affection, and
respect, striking a balance
between the rigor and
compression of poetic form and
the utterly wild potential of
language.”
Judges, 2010
Newfoundland and Labrador Book
Awards — Bruneau Family
Children’s/Young Adult
Literature Award
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