Mooncakes

Name: Mooncakes
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Loretta Seto
ISBN: 9781459811362

Author: Loretta Seto

Narrator: Priscilla Holbrook

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Published: 03/25/2015

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales

Synopsis

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 live on the moon and one brave woman's journey to eternal life. With a gentle focus on the importance of family, Mooncakes is both a perfect book for parent and child to read together and an ideal choice for schools and libraries.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail

A young Asian-Canadian girl celebrates the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival with her parents in this lovely picture-book from debut author Loretta Seto and veteran illustrator Renné Benoit. As the girl describes this special night, in which her Mama and Baba let her stay up late with them, watching the moon......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

I liked the story and illustrations, but after I read the story I had to look up what the moon festival celebrated because I still didn't know.......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine

In Mooncakes by Loretta Seto, follows the story of a little girl who is celebrating the Moon Festival with her parents. As her family eats mooncakes, her parents share stories/folktales about the moon and those who live on the moon. This book does a great job of sharing the Chinese culture by the st......more