Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
$25.38
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
19 July 2022
Summary
A sweet, spare picture book about the Moon Festival, one of the major holidays of the Chinese calendar, from Caldecott Honor-winner Grace Lin!
This simple, young, and satisfying story follows a Chinese American family as they celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Each member of the family lends a hand as they prepare a moonlit picnic with mooncakes, pomelos, cups of tea, and colorful lanterns. And everyone sends thanks and a secret wish up to the moon.
Grace Lin’s luminous a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593480182 |
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| ISBN-10: | 059348018X |
| Author: | Grace Lin |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 19 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 254mm |
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Critics Review
“The inviting nocturnal landscapes are vivid with interesting details, and readers will long to join in this peaceful celebration.“—School Library Journal
“A beautiful, welcome choice for multicultural studies, this also adds diversity to autumnal thanksgiving themes.“—Booklist
“A gentle text and Lin’s rounded art style with her signature night-sky swirls lend themselves nicely to the moon symbolism that is so very important to this celebration. An endnote further describes the festival, emphasizing families coming together, just like the moon returning to its fullness.“—Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Grace Lin
Grace Lin is an award-winning and bestselling author and illustrator. She has written and illustrated several picture books about life in a Chinese American family (based on her own!)- Dim Sum for Everyone!, Kite Flying, Fortune Cookie Fortunes, and Thanking the Moon. And she was awarded a Caldecott Honor for A Big Mooncake for Little Star. Her books for older readers include the Newbery Honor winner Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, When the Sea Turned to Silver, Starry River of the Sky, The Year of the Dog, The Year of the Rat, and Ling & Ting- Not Exactly the Same!. Grace Lin grew up in upstate New York and attended the Rhode Island School of Design. She now lives in Massachusetts.
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