Mooncakes Mean Family

Name: Mooncakes Mean Family
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Benson Shum
ISBN: 9780593867235

Author: Benson Shum

Narrator: Carolyn Kang

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 07/16/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with this sweet story of food and family!

Jade and Crystal love the Mid-Autumn Festival because it means it’s time to make a tasty treat—mooncakes! Crystal's favorite part of the delicious dessert made of lotus seed paste is the yummy salted egg yolk at the center, meant to represent the moon. Join the sisters as they gather with their family for a memorable meal together!

Complete with fun facts about the holiday, young listeners will want to revisit this story again and again.

About The Author

Benson Shum is an author-illustrator who enjoys creating and telling stories through animation and illustration. He is originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, but now lives in sunny southern California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessica on November 10, 2024

Beautiful way to celebrate and share the traditions of Mid-Autumn festival. The green tea cake looks delicious. 🥮🍵......more

Goodreads review by Claire on November 07, 2024

This is such a cute book. The characters are so adorable. I like the story as well, it clearly explains about the Mid-Autumn festival and I love the extra story at the end that it was based on.......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on March 29, 2025

This sweet book celebrates family, tradition, food and the Mid-Autumn Festival! I loved learning about this Chinese holiday through the eyes of the adorable bunny sisters, Jade and Crystal. The book walks through their day – from waking up to the smell of lotus seeds to making the mooncakes (kids wi......more

Goodreads review by Candace on July 28, 2024

MOONCAKES MEAN FAMILY by author/illustrator Benson Shum is a heartwarming, sweet story about family, traditions, and tasty treats. Jade and Crystal love celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival with family and this year is no exception. They are so excited and can’t wait to eat the yummy......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on December 27, 2024

3-4 sentences per page and colorful illustrations. About two bunny sisters who celebrate Mid Autumn Festival with family. Discusses what is in a mooncake and how to make them, time with family, food, staring at the moon, and eating mooncakes. A little info dumping on mooncakes, but it tells it simpl......more

Quotes

“[A] cozy introduction to the Mid-Autumn Festival. Shum gently conveys the warmth and joy of this celebration; he wraps up with a retelling of the legend of Change’e, the moon goddess.” – Kirkus

“[A] fun teaching tool for children who are not familiar with the holiday [and] a cute and accessible introduction to the Mid-Autumn Festival.” – School Library Journal