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A gorgeous audiobook 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 Mooncake that she bakes with her mama. But she's not supposed to eat any yet! What happens when she can't resist a nibble?
In this audiobook that shines as bright as the stars in the sky, Newbery Honor author Grace Lin creates a heartwarming original story that explains phases of the moon.
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"* The relationship between Little Star and her mother offers a message of empowerment and reassurance. Lin's loving homage to the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is sure to become a bedtime favorite.—School Library Journal, starred review"
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The gouache illustrations are excellent....Intriguing characters come alive.
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Lin successfully combines three distinctive and memorable elements: a fable that avoids seeming contrived, a vision of a mother and child living in cozy harmony, and a night kitchen of sendakian proportions.
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* This folkloric pourquoi tale effectively blends peaceful bedtime rhymes with the lure of irresistible snacking temptation—BCCB, starred review
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...wonderful as a bedtime book all year long.
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Lin's vibrant gouache paintings are a stellar fit for this story...this is a gentle, beautiful book for all.
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In this bedtime read that sounds like a lullaby, a child longs to eat a mooncake she baked with her mom. Each night she secretly takes a bite, bringing about a new phase of the moon.
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A delightful read-aloud
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A charming, childlike quality infuses the artwork; boldly hued gouache pictures feature skies and lawns as patterned as the girl's kitchen wallpaper and curtains.
— Publishers Weekly
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About Grace Lin
Grace Lin is the bestselling author and illustrator of over thirty books, including A Big Mooncake for Little Star, which was a Caldecott Honor Book, and Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, a Newbery Honor Book, among other titles. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. Visit her at gracelin.com.
About Emma Lysy
Lynette Eason is the award-winning, bestselling author of the Women of Justice series and the Deadly Reunions series, as well as No One to Trust. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of America. She has a master’s degree in education from Converse College and she lives in South Carolina.