![]() Surrounded by classmates who boast of their parents’ gold or white collar occupations, Nigel remains silent about his mother who is a postal carrier and his father who is a truck driver. He doesn’t see dancers who look like him in the books he reads and when he watches his mother deliver mail, he feels embarrassed. ![]() When career week arrives at school, Nigel doesn’t feel ready to share his aspirations with his classmates. Nigel has dreams of becoming an astronaut, dancer, and superhero, which he confides in the moon because it’s a safe space. However, there is also a displacement of anxiety over economic class present in the narrative that can be harmful to children’s understanding of different lifestyles. ![]() Nigel and the Moon is whimsically illustrated and intended to encourage children to dream big and voice their aspirations out loud and proud. ![]()
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