Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

by Grace Lin

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375861017
• ISBN13: 9780375861017
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.1" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2