Regina Medal, Catholic Library Association, 1999.Outstanding Friend of Children, Pittsburgh Children’s Museum, 1999.Japan Picture Book Award, Presented by Mainichi Newspaper for Lifetime Achievement, 2000.Honorary Degree from College of Our Lady the Elms, Chicopee, MA, 2001.Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 2001.
Honorary Degree from Niagara University, Niagara, NY, 2002.Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children’s Literature Legacy Award) from the Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association, 2003.Honorary Degree from Western New England College,Springfield, MA, 2004.McGovern Award in Behavioral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, 2006 The NEA Foundation Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education, 2007.Honorary Degree from Bates College, Lewiston, ME, 2007.Literature Award presented by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Indianapolis, IN, 2008 The Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators, New York, NY, 2010.Great Friend to Kids Awards, Association of Children’s Museums, Pittsburgh, PA, 2013.Honorary Degree from Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 2013.Honorary Degree from Smith College, Northampton, MA, 2014.Honorary Degree from Amherst College, Amherst, MA, 2015.Honorary Degree from Williams College, Williamstown, MA, 2016.`Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me` is a book to be re-read many times, and to be treasured for its beauty and its positive message of love and inspiration. And, on a deeper level, they will recognize that Papa is not merely fulfilling Monica's whim, but is demonstrating to her that even a seemingly unreachable goal can actually be attained. Small readers will empathize with Monica`s longing for the moon, and will be reassured by her father's willingness to try to make her wish come true. The simple text, just right for reading aloud or for the beginning reader expresses perfectly the purity of a father's love for his child. Here is a multi-faceted story that appeals to children visually, verbally and emotionally, and which also contains a first lesson in natural history, depicting the eternal cycle of the waxing and waning of the moon. It isn't easy to climb all the way up to the moon, but he finally succeeds - only to find that the moon is too big to carry home! The way in which this problem is solved is a joyful surprise. Monica wants the moon to play with, so her Papa sets out to get it for her.
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