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...
Mooncakes
Loretta Seto
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...
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...
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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