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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A Big Mooncake for Little Star
Grace Lin
Paper Book
A gorgeous picture book that tells a whimsical origin story of the phases of the moon, from award-winning, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin Pat, pat, pat... Little Star's soft feet tiptoed to the Big Mooncake. Little Star loves the delicious...
The Shadow in the Moon: A Tale of the Mid-Autumn Festival
Christina Matula
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...
Lin Yi's Lantern
Brenda Williams
Paper Book
Lin Yi is given money to buy items at the market for tonights Moon Festival. If he bargains well, he can purchase a red rabbit lantern for himself. But he must purchase everything on his mothers list first! This heartwarming story will resonate with both children and adults, as they learn about the...
The Moon Lady
Amy Tan
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.
Shanghai Sukkah
Heidi Smith Hyde
Paper Book
Fleeing the Holocaust in Europe, Marcus moves with his family from Berlin to Shanghai, where he doubts this unfamiliar city will ever feel like home. But with help from his new friend Liang, and the answers to a rabbi's riddle, Marcus sets out to build a unique sukkah in time for the harvest...

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