Recommended by Sister Gezi丨Share 8 picture book stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival

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September 13, 2019

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"The moon is full in August and fifteenth, and the Mid-Autumn moon cakes are fragrant and sweet." Our Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. In addition to admiring the moon and eating moon cakes, what other customs and habits are there during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Let's join in Enter the magical world of picture books and take a look...

"Fourteen Mice Watching the Moon"

Suitable reading age: 3-7 years old

Author: [Japanese] Kazuro Iwamura

Translator: Peng Yi

Content introduction: The author of "14 Rats Watching the Moon" reproduces the mice through natural and detailed pictures Their wisdom, bravery, alertness, teamwork, and brain-created positive outlook on life.

Reason for recommendation: There are many surprises and thoughts hidden in the colorful, delicate and beautiful pictures in the book. Only by reading carefully will you discover it, and only by repeated reading will you be surprised.

"The Smell of the Moon"

Suitable reading age: 3-6 years old

Author: [Poland] Mike Greniec

Translation: Peng Yi, Yi Ran

Content introduction: What does the moon smell like? I really want to take a sip! At night, animals look at the moon and always think like this. However, no matter how much I stretched my neck, hands, or legs, I still couldn't reach the moon.

Reason for recommendation: This is a book about playing, that is, games. In addition to eating, the other top priority for young children when they are awake is playing, which is games.

"Dad, I Want the Moon"

Suitable reading age: 3-10 years old

Author: [American] Eric Carr

Introduction: Little Jasmine wanted to play with the moon, but she couldn't pick it, so she asked her father to pick it off. So, her father took a handful and it grew better. The long ladder was set up on a very high mountain. I tried to climb up and up, but the moon was too big to take down. Dad had to wait until the moon turned into the last quarter before bringing the moon back to little Jasmine to play with...< /p>

Reason for recommendation: This is a story about love and dreams. The various folding changes that open up and down allow children to marvel at the ingenious creativity of space extension. From the storyline, children can not only understand concepts and adjectives such as length, height, size, etc., but they can also observe the natural phenomenon of the moon waxing and waning.

"Reunion Eating Mooncakes"

Suitable reading age: 3-7 years old

Author: Text/Photo by Zheng Chunhua/Yu Kun

Translation: None

Introduction: This story introduces through vivid stories* folk customs - the Mid-Autumn Festival. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese people eat moon cakes to pray for reunion. meaning.

Reason for recommendation: On this day, Chinese families, whether in rural or urban areas, will gather together to celebrate the festival lively, reunite together, and enjoy the warmth of family affection and family.

"Good Night Moon"

Suitable reading age: 2-6 years old

Author: Lin Mingzi

Translation: Xiao Lin, Little Bear

Introduction: In this book, Lin Mingzi uses clouds to cover the moon, and then the moon reappears and plays a hide-and-seek game with the baby

Reason for recommendation: Author Use the changes in the moon's expression and the reaction of the cat on the eaves to cater to the baby's emotional experience in the process, attracting the baby's involvement even more. Reading this book can help babies understand the principle of object constancy and promote their emotional development.

"Yiyi, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 》

Reading age: 3-8 years old

Author: Text/Ding Dingtu/Liang Kun

Translation: None

Content Introduction: On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the whole family had a reunion dinner. After dinner, Yiyi's grandma told the story of Chang'e flying to the moon. Yiyi excitedly called the rabbit on the moon and told the rabbit about her whole day's experience during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In fact, the rabbit was none other than Yiyi's father.

Reason for recommendation: Using a child’s perspective of looking at traditional Chinese festival phenomena as the main line, it connects elements such as parent-child stories, festival folk customs, traditional knowledge, interactive games, etc., breaking through the traditional mode of telling festival stories and integrating Chinese The combination of traditional culture and contemporary educational concepts demonstrates the methods and key points of establishing an intimate relationship between parents and children by integrating Eastern and Western ideas.

"What the Moon Does at Night"

Suitable reading age: 0-5 years old

Author: [French] Ann Abel

Translation: Xie Bei

Introduction: During the day, the moon is sleeping. At night, what is she doing? As soon as she got up, she was busy drawing thousands of stars, which merged into a shining Milky Way. Then, she will cross the fields and forests, gently lifting the mist hanging above, she will fly over the cities and villages, she will sow the seeds of dreams, shut the nightmares in the closet, she will sprinkle the dew, decorate the morning Beautiful... When all this is done, where has the moon gone?

Reason for recommendation: The text is concise and poetic, making it easy for even the youngest readers to understand. The story is short but fascinating, coupled with heart-warming and interesting illustrations, it brings a mysterious, light-hearted and reassuring atmosphere.

"Xiao Li's Mid-Autumn Festival"

Suitable reading age: 3-6 years old

Author: Li Yipei

Translated by: Sun Qi

Introduction: The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and Xiaoli’s family, who live in the city, will go back to the countryside to celebrate the festival at her grandma’s house. But the roads were full of cars. After a lot of hard work, the family finally arrived at grandma's house to spend a warm and unique traditional Korean Mid-Autumn Festival with all their relatives.

Reason for recommendation: This is a warm picture book with not many words, but uses detailed pictures to express beautiful scenes of folk life, exuding a strong festival aroma unique to the Korean nation.

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