Picture Books for the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

A collection of picture books to share during the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, with lots of lunar beauty and mooncakes for all.
Updated October 2, 2022
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Big mooncake for Little Star
Lin, Grace.
Paper Book
When Little Star's mother bakes a delicious-looking mooncake, she leaves it in the night sky to cool. But it looks so tasty that Little Star can't wait, and every night she must take a little nibble of the perfectly round confection until instead of a glowing, round cookie, there is only a...
Mooncakes
Seto, Loretta, 1976-
Paper Book
Mooncakesis the lyrical story of a young girl who shares the special celebration of the Chinese Moon Festival with her parents. As they eat mooncakes, drink tea and watch the night sky together, Mama and Baba tell ancient tales of a magical tree that can never be cut down, the Jade Rabbit who came...
Shadow in the Moon a tale of the Mid Autumn Festival
Matula, Christina
Paper Book
A unique blend of traditional folklore and contemporary customs brings the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival to life. Two sisters and their grandmother celebrate a popular Chinese holiday with family. Their favorite part? Mooncakes, of course--along with Ah-ma's story of the ancient...
Thanking the moon celebrating the Mid Autumn Moon Festival
Lin, Grace.
Paper Book
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...
Thank you Meiling
Talley, Linda, 1948-
Paper Book
An ill-mannered duck learns how to be courteous on a trip to the market with a Chinese boy who is buying moon cakes and lanterns to celebrate the Mid-autumn (Moon) Festival. Includes information about the phases of the moon, Chinese history and culture, and the Moon Festival.
Moon Lady
Tan, Amy.
Paper Book
Nai-nai tells her granddaughters the story of her outing, as a seven-year-old girl in China, to see the Moon Lady and be granted a secret wish.

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