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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F LIN
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...
0101815115833
F *HOLIDAY SET
Paper Book
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 to...
0101814768277
F *HOLIDAY MAT
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
Grace Lin
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...
The Moon Lady
Amy Tan
Audiobook
Three bored sisters on a rainy afternoon make wish after wish-- for the rain to stop, to play in the puddles-- something, anything. Capturing their attention, their grandmother recounts a mesmerizing childhood memory of a magical night long ago when secret wishes came true. She relates what...

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