'The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon' by David Almond  The Boy Who
Climbed into the Moon book cover  Young Paul from the basement
apartment has just let a strange idea fall out of his mouth. He
thinks the moon might be a great big hole in the sky and not a
moon at all.  His new friends Molly (the twin sister of Mabel
who has gone to Caracas, or was it the Nile?); her bag wearing,
back from the wars brother; Clarence the poodle (who thinks he
will be able to talk and fly once he turns seven); and his
skeptical parents join him on this adventure of a lifetime.  In
The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon, David Almond has created a
quiet hero; though shy, Paul is an adventurer at heart, and the
absurd characters he meets along his journey only encourage his
ideas. Illustrator Polly Dunbar lends her hand as well, giving
faces to characters to whom Almond has given such memorable
voices.  Children who enjoy Roald Dahl and The Little Prince
will take Paul's adventures to heart.