A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin 🟌🟌🟌🟌🟌

Little Star and her Mama have made a big mooncake and they have placed it in the night sky to cool. As Little Star is preparing for bed her Mama tells her not to eat any of it until it’s time. When Little Star wakes up in the middle of the night, she cannot resist the tempting mooncake in the sky. Each night she gets out of bed to have a taste of the delicious mooncake until it’s all gone.

This Caldecott Honor book is wonderful. I love how Little Star’s nocturnal snacks turn the moon into all its phases. The black background on all the illustrations makes this book visually stunning. A perfect nighttime book.

Fun Activity: Find a mooncake recipe on the internet and make one with your child or buy one from a Chinese market.

Published In: 2018
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co,
Age Level: 3-5 years
AR Level: 2.2
Pages: 36
Stars: 5
Award: 2019 Caldecott Honor