An inquisitive little girl who lives on the moon wonders if earth children know about 'moonlings'. Her mom asks her if they did, what she would want the earth children to know about her life on the moon. The little girl shares her thoughts on how she's 'just like them' and with each illustration you see the connection of the earth and the moon. Creative depictions of each phase of the moon reveal a bit more of the little girl until eager readers finally see her bright smiling, full-moon face. She's from a different place but deep down inside, she's really 'just like them'!