Princess Lenore, ill of a surfeit of raspberry tarts, wants the moon. She must have it, she says, to be well again. The King consults his wise men… but the Lord High Chamberlain cannot get the moon. Neither can the Royal Wizard. Nor the Royal Mathematician. Only when the King. In despair, calls on his lowly but clever Jester is the problem solved…

James Thurber’s wise and humorous tale of the princess who wants the moon—and gets it—is one of those rare stories that speak to children generation after generation. Like other classics, it is rich enough to inspire more than one illustrator.

Paperback edition with illustrations by Louis Slobodkin.