Mooncakes Mean Family

PreS-Gr 2–Sisters Jade and Crystal are excited to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with their family. After helping their mother make mooncakes and visiting their grandparents, they must wait patiently until the moon is shining bright before finally being able to eat the delicious dessert. While eating, they think of family members who are far away and can’t join the party, but are looking at the same full moon. Information about mooncakes and the holiday is included in the text, making this a fun teaching tool for children who are not familiar with the holiday. Back matter adds more explanation to the holiday, but no mooncake recipe. Perhaps as a nod to the Chinese saying about a rabbit in the moon instead of an old man, all characters are anthropomorphic bunnies. Holiday greetings are given in transliterated Mandarin Chinese.