Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
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- Author：Grace Lin
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Summary
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 and gloriously patterned artwork is perfect for this holiday tale。 Her story is simple--tailor-made for reading aloud to young children。 And she includes an informative author's note with further details on the customs and traditions of the Moon Festival for parents and teachers。 The Moon Festival is one of the most important holidays of the year along with the Lunar New Year， so this book makes an excellent companion to Grace Lin's Bringing In the New Year， which features the same family。
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 and gloriously patterned artwork is perfect for this holiday tale。 Her story is simple--tailor-made for reading aloud to young children。 And she includes an informative author's note with further details on the customs and traditions of the Moon Festival for parents and teachers。 The Moon Festival is one of the most important holidays of the year along with the Lunar New Year， so this book makes an excellent companion to Grace Lin's Bringing In the New Year， which features the same family。
Reviews
Jeanne
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Quiet， peaceful scenes are some of my favorites。 This story reads like a lullaby。 A Chinese family goes to a nearby hillside to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by having a nighttime picnic。 Each family member prepares a different food or decoration traditional to the feast。 Lin uses the Chinese versions of dad， little sister， and older sister which I found better than using real names。 I wished that a short glossary sharing this information would have been added to the book。Lin provides a shor Quiet， peaceful scenes are some of my favorites。 This story reads like a lullaby。 A Chinese family goes to a nearby hillside to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by having a nighttime picnic。 Each family member prepares a different food or decoration traditional to the feast。 Lin uses the Chinese versions of dad， little sister， and older sister which I found better than using real names。 I wished that a short glossary sharing this information would have been added to the book。Lin provides a short explanation of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the mythological characters involved。The illustrations are lovely。 I was particularly impressed with the renderings of the night sky。 The sky starts as dusk in a lighter shade of blue， gradually darkening over the pages to the dark blue of the night sky。 Instead of being plain or including stars， the sky was drawn with a lighter pattern of spirals that gave it a rich texture that added life and movement to the pictures。 。。。more
Ellon
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Simple story about the Moon Festival。 Great backmatter that explains a little more about the celebration。
Claire （B） Benson
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A beautiful way book that displays the rituals and traditions of a Chinese community during their Mid- Autumn Moon Festival。 A great story showing different cultures。
Calista
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A simple story about the Asian celebration of the Moon Festival。 Families gather together and bring poems， picnics， family and symbols in round shapes like the moon to gather together at night and send up wishes to the moon。 I love this。 Simple， and in line with nature to have a moment together as a family， send up good wishes and thanks for a harvest year and enjoying the night sky。 The artwork is nice， nothing elaborate and I enjoy Grace Lin’s touch here。 The ends gives facts and more informat A simple story about the Asian celebration of the Moon Festival。 Families gather together and bring poems， picnics， family and symbols in round shapes like the moon to gather together at night and send up wishes to the moon。 I love this。 Simple， and in line with nature to have a moment together as a family， send up good wishes and thanks for a harvest year and enjoying the night sky。 The artwork is nice， nothing elaborate and I enjoy Grace Lin’s touch here。 The ends gives facts and more information about the holiday。 This book is for the youngest of readers。 。。。more
AStar Reads
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A charming and visually pleasing way to introduce a younger audience to a cultural tradition different from their own。 And turn them into foodies， cause boy do I want to eat a mooncake now。。。
Rebecca Doell
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Grace Lin's swirling nighttime background darkens as the moon rises and provides great contrast to the bright outfits and lanterns worn by the family celebrating。 The family unpacks their car for a nighttime picnic featuring traditional food and items like mooncakes， pomelo， and lanterns。 The illustrations feature other traditional Chinese imagery associated with the holiday like rabbits and a small table cloth with a picture of Chang'O， the moon goddess。 The family eats their food and makes wis Grace Lin's swirling nighttime background darkens as the moon rises and provides great contrast to the bright outfits and lanterns worn by the family celebrating。 The family unpacks their car for a nighttime picnic featuring traditional food and items like mooncakes， pomelo， and lanterns。 The illustrations feature other traditional Chinese imagery associated with the holiday like rabbits and a small table cloth with a picture of Chang'O， the moon goddess。 The family eats their food and makes wishes to the moon。 The afterword explains the holiday and why these items are used for this celebration。 Usually it is because the object is round， but some are tied to Chinese folklore like rabbits and horses。 The end papers list other items that can be seen in the background but aren't addressed in the text， like Asian pears and smiling steamed cakes。This picture book is a great introduction to the Mid-Autumn Moon festival for children unfamiliar with the holiday， and would be a great book for early elementary classes learning about different cultures and how Americans practice customs from all over the world。 。。。more
Jo Oehrlein
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Makes me want to get some mooncakes and set out a picnic for the Moon Festival。Love the close family represented in the story and the idea of a holiday that is really just family。Feel like I've read a book about the story of the rabbit in the moon。 Something like that， plus some poems about the moon would make a fun set of things to read together。 Makes me want to get some mooncakes and set out a picnic for the Moon Festival。Love the close family represented in the story and the idea of a holiday that is really just family。Feel like I've read a book about the story of the rabbit in the moon。 Something like that， plus some poems about the moon would make a fun set of things to read together。 。。。more
Lan
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Simple， charming story of family getting together to celebrate the Mid Autumn Moon Festival。 Traditions are showcased by the different activities each family member does。 The illustrations feel simple and done in cool colors bringing a peaceful， soothing mood to the story。
Libra
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How wonderful to go on a nighttime picnic to thank the moon！
Ashley Firchau
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This story followed a family as they celebrated the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival。 I loved how the author used Chinese honorifics when talking about family members but used art to show who was being addressed so that readers who may not know Chinese are able to follow along。 The book was a wonderful introduction to those who may not know about this festival and how people celebrate， from eating mooncakes to sending a wish to the moon goddess。 The author also provided drawings of other ways to celebra This story followed a family as they celebrated the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival。 I loved how the author used Chinese honorifics when talking about family members but used art to show who was being addressed so that readers who may not know Chinese are able to follow along。 The book was a wonderful introduction to those who may not know about this festival and how people celebrate， from eating mooncakes to sending a wish to the moon goddess。 The author also provided drawings of other ways to celebrate the festival in the back of her book。I love the simplicity of the book， the story is meaningful in the topic that it is sharing but it is easy for readers of any age to understand what is being celebrated and how important it is culturally。 。。。more
Connie T。
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In this simple introduction to the Moon Festival， we watch a family as it preares and enjoyed a nighttime picnic in celebration of family and the harvest。 Back story fills in the details that the text leaves out， making this a story for a variety of ages。
Sandy
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A simple picture book about the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival。 My child thought the story was too short， and wanted more detail about the tradition。 She enjoyed the afterward more than the story itself。
Sandy
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There are not a lot of children's books （at least that I found） that help explain the Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival holiday。 This very short picture book， shows some of the customs and traditions。 However， my favorite part of the book was the author's note in the back that did truly offer background and context into this very important and traditional holiday in the Chinese culture。 There are not a lot of children's books （at least that I found） that help explain the Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival holiday。 This very short picture book， shows some of the customs and traditions。 However， my favorite part of the book was the author's note in the back that did truly offer background and context into this very important and traditional holiday in the Chinese culture。 。。。more
CurlieFleeton
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Nice simple story about traditions from Chinese and Asian culture， celebrating with the Harvest MoonFestival。 This story teaches us that all families look to those activities that make them feel close and enjoying the same things， no matter the culture。
Debbie
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Chinese-American family members celebrate the mid-autumn moon festival with a night picnic。 Book also contains author notes about the tradition。Genre/format: picture book， read aloud， fictionAge range: 3-7 yearsFurther Information:Overview: www。gracelin。com/content。php？page=tha。。。Awards & Reviews: www。gracelin。com/content。php？page=tha。。。Activities: www。gracelin。com/content。php？page=tha。。。 Chinese-American family members celebrate the mid-autumn moon festival with a night picnic。 Book also contains author notes about the tradition。Genre/format: picture book， read aloud， fictionAge range: 3-7 yearsFurther Information:Overview: www。gracelin。com/content。php？page=tha。。。Awards & Reviews: www。gracelin。com/content。php？page=tha。。。Activities: www。gracelin。com/content。php？page=tha。。。 。。。more
Nicole
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Families enjoy a night picnic under the full moon。
Peacegal
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I had never heard of this holiday before， so I learned something， and I must say the idea of a picnic by moonlight seems fun！
Miss Sarah
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A preschool and up book about the Asian Mid-Autumn festival and the way a family celebrates including the way they thank the moon。 Complete with a nice author afterward explaining the festival。
Allison Chung
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This text is about a Chinese-American family celebrating the mid-autumn moon festival。 Every single family member is pinching in as they prepare the picnic with mooncakes， pomelos， cups of tea， and lanterns。 After having their meal， everyone sends thanks and a wish to the moon。 Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival， recognized by the School Library Journal， can be used for early elementary classes with engaging simple text and colorful illustration that depicts the holiday。 This text is about a Chinese-American family celebrating the mid-autumn moon festival。 Every single family member is pinching in as they prepare the picnic with mooncakes， pomelos， cups of tea， and lanterns。 After having their meal， everyone sends thanks and a wish to the moon。 Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival， recognized by the School Library Journal， can be used for early elementary classes with engaging simple text and colorful illustration that depicts the holiday。 Before conducting either a read aloud or a guided reading， a teacher could use this text by asking the students on what other holidays that students want to learn or wonder what a specific holiday is。 By reading this text， the students are able to learn about a different holiday/culture that is totally different from what they celebrate and in this case Mid-Autumn Festival， a Chinese holiday。 I recommend this text for everyone who are motivated to learn and find it on what’s this new holiday all about。 。。。more
Julia
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3。5 stars
Robynn
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A family has a picnic to celebrate the MId-Autumn Moon Festival。
Kathryn
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fun read
Michelle
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The art isn't great but it's important for kids to learn about other cultures The art isn't great but it's important for kids to learn about other cultures 。。。more
Abigail
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Much as she did in her Dim Sum for Everyone！， children's author Grace Lin uses a simple text and colorful， engaging gouache artwork to introduce young readers to an aspect of Chinese （and Chinese-American） culture。 Here we have a family - Ma-ma， Ba-ba， Mei-mei， Jie-jie， and the narrator - embarking on a night-time picnic as part of their celebration of the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival。 Setting out the food， arranging the moon-honoring table， this is a time when the whole family （and the whole co Much as she did in her Dim Sum for Everyone！， children's author Grace Lin uses a simple text and colorful， engaging gouache artwork to introduce young readers to an aspect of Chinese （and Chinese-American） culture。 Here we have a family - Ma-ma， Ba-ba， Mei-mei， Jie-jie， and the narrator - embarking on a night-time picnic as part of their celebration of the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival。 Setting out the food， arranging the moon-honoring table， this is a time when the whole family （and the whole community） gets involved！With a text that is very simple indeed - no more than a sentence per page - I think Thanking the Moon makes an excellent introduction to this major Chinese holiday for younger children。 I really enjoyed Lin's artwork， with its excellent use of color， and its fabric-like motifs， in the background， something I also observed in her Dim Sum for Everyone！ （the only other one of the author/artist's books I have read， thus far）。 I do wish that， perhaps in her informative afterword， the author had included the information that Mei-mei means "little sister，" and Jie-jie "big sister，" as I think many of her readers will be unaware of that， but other than this， I recommend this one wholeheartedly， as an excellent picture-book celebration of the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival！ 。。。more
Christy Baker
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Mid-Autumn Moon Festival or Moon Festival is slightly less well known in the U。S。 than the Lunar Chinese New Year， but this picture book does a nice job of showing pictures of and describing in simple language the September/October harvest festival。 A two page end-section in more adult language provides slightly more information apart from the main children's stories。 I've seen some of Grace Lin's other storybooks and find her art style very approachable and kid-friendly。 I especially liked the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival or Moon Festival is slightly less well known in the U。S。 than the Lunar Chinese New Year， but this picture book does a nice job of showing pictures of and describing in simple language the September/October harvest festival。 A two page end-section in more adult language provides slightly more information apart from the main children's stories。 I've seen some of Grace Lin's other storybooks and find her art style very approachable and kid-friendly。 I especially liked the scenes of pomelos with the children playing with the peels and lanterns of different colors and designs。 。。。more
Diana
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Quick， simple little story。 Great introduction to the festival。
John
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I like this book because I like moon cakes; I had never read this story before， but I had eaten moon cakes before at my Magic Friends' house。 I like this book because I like moon cakes; I had never read this story before， but I had eaten moon cakes before at my Magic Friends' house。 。。。more
Meghan Casey
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We love the moon， we love round things， and we love Grace Lin。
Sylvia
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A sweet story of a family celebrating a custom called the Mid Autumn Moon Festival。 At the end of the book it explains about this Asian custom。 I had fun reading and learning something new。
Erica Pakluck
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