Who Put the Moon in Lulu's Puddle?

Lulu Duck finds a wiggly moon in a garden puddle—but where did it come from? A soothing, wonder-filled bedtime mystery about reflections, waiting, and looking up for ages 2–4.

23 pages · Ages 2-4 · EN

Who Put the Moon in Lulu's Puddle?

Lulu Duck finds the full moon reflected in a silver garden puddle.

Who Put the Moon in Lulu's Puddle?

For every small watcher who has found the sky under their feet.

What's inside

A Silver Surprise More Than One Moon The Sky Answers Moon All the Way Home

Tiny Night Noises

Lulu follows tiny night sounds into the moonlit garden.

Lulu Duck was not sleepy. The garden went plip, peep, swish. Lulu followed the sounds.

Something Round and Bright

Lulu looks from a silver moon in a puddle to the full moon in the sky.

Plip! Lulu stopped. A round, silver moon sat in a puddle. Another moon shone high in the sky.

Wiggle-Waggle Moon

Lulu makes the reflected moon wiggle into silver pieces with one tap.

Lulu tapped the puddle. Wiggle-waggle! The little moon broke into shiny pieces.

Round Moon, Quiet Moon

The moon reflection becomes round again when Lulu and the puddle are still.

Lulu stood still. The water grew quiet. The shiny pieces came together. Round moon. Quiet moon.

Moon in the Wheel Track

Lulu finds the moon reflected in a long puddle along the garden lane.

Lulu hurried on. A long puddle filled a wheel track. The moon was there too!

Moon in the Frog Pond

Lulu asks a frog about the moon reflected among the lily pads.

At the frog pond, two green eyes blinked. “Is this your moon?” Lulu asked. The frog said, “Ribbit.”

Moons Here, Moons There

Lulu sees moon reflections in many small pools across the garden.

Lulu looked around. Moon in a leaf cup. Moon in a flowerpot saucer. Moon in every quiet splash!

How Many Moons?

Lulu turns among many moon reflections while Mama Duck asks her to keep looking.

Lulu counted, “One, two, lots!” Mama Duck smiled. “Keep looking, little one.”

The Great Moon Vanish

Lulu watches every puddle moon disappear when a cloud covers the moon.

A soft gray cloud slid over the sky moon. At once, every puddle moon went dark. “Oh!” said Lulu.

Wait With Me

Mama Duck holds Lulu close while they wait beneath the cloudy sky.

Lulu wanted to run after the cloud. Mama tucked a warm wing around her. “Let us wait.” Plip. Peep. Swish.

Silver Light Returns

Silver moonlight returns to every puddle as Lulu and Mama watch.

The cloud sailed on. Silver light poured down. Pop, pop, pop—the puddle moons came back.

One Moon, Many Pictures

Lulu sees that one moon makes many reflections in the garden water.

Lulu looked up. Lulu looked down. One moon in the sky made many moon pictures below. “I found you!” she quacked.

A Moon Beside Each Step

Lulu and Mama follow a trail of reflected moons along the garden path.

Lulu and Mama walked home. Each quiet puddle held a moon. Each little step had silver company.

Goodnight, Frog Pond

Lulu nods goodnight to moon reflections throughout the garden.

“Goodnight, pond moon. Goodnight, leaf moon. Goodnight, wheel-track moon.” Lulu gave each picture a tiny nod.

Moon at the Nest

Lulu stands still beside one round moon reflection near her reed nest.

At the nest, Lulu found one last moon in a little rain pool. She did not tap it. Round moon. Quiet moon.

One Moon Above

Lulu sleeps beneath Mama’s wing while the moon shines above and in a nearby puddle.

Lulu curled under Mama’s wing. The puddle held the moon. The sky held the moon. And Mama held Lulu.

Check your wonder

New words

Where we looked

This original animal story uses a real observation: calm water can reflect the Moon and sky, while ripples bend the reflected picture. Clouds can block moonlight, making the reflection disappear until the light returns. The talking ducks and their garden conversation are playful fiction.

The end

Next time you see quiet water, look gently. The sky may be waiting under your feet.