By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)
The music band R.E.M. most likely did not know there was more men on the moon. If they did some research, they would have known about Tomi Ungerer’s 1967 children’s picture book Moon Man (Der Mondmann) that earned acclaim in Europe. After being translated to over 12 languages and earning worldwide appeal, this story is animated for a modern generation to enjoy, and it is available for purchase on DVD through Amazon.
To read about the mythos this book establishes is unique. All around the world, children can not fall asleep unless the Moon Man watches over them. In what he projects is an innocence that kids recognize and without him looming overhead, they tend to be restless. In everything he sees when floating above Earth every night, he wants to experience for himself.