snowbenton's review against another edition
3.0
The illustrations were gorgeous but the story was really stupid.
heisereads's review against another edition
5.0
Lovely. Lin has created an original myth/origin story that enchants in both text and illustrations.
sarlope12's review against another edition
The quest to read 75 books for my youth lit class begins! I'm going to be tackling all of the picture books and board books as early as I can so that I can tackle harder books later in the semester.
I loved the art in this book, and I loved that it was a book about the moon and the moon phases. I loved that little kids could relate to this book (who doesn't want to eat cake?) and that adults could find some humor in it too. This would be a really great book to read for preschool storytime.
I loved the art in this book, and I loved that it was a book about the moon and the moon phases. I loved that little kids could relate to this book (who doesn't want to eat cake?) and that adults could find some humor in it too. This would be a really great book to read for preschool storytime.
michellest's review against another edition
4.0
I liked the story a lot, but the pictures were a bit creepy.
little_silver's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this quiet little story- even more so once I read the author's note about the mid-Autumn Moon Festival and how the story came to be.
The illustrations exude warmth and good humor, and love between mother and daughter.
The illustrations exude warmth and good humor, and love between mother and daughter.
alixgb's review against another edition
5.0
The illustrations are simple and gorgeous! The book is fun and mischievous - definitely has a fable feel to the story. My 4.5 year old really enjoyed it as a read-aloud and I enjoyed reading it to him.
flaviathebibliophile's review against another edition
4.0
This has got to have been the cutest and most creative way that the lunar phases have been explained to me maybe … ever! I didn’t really read the synopsis before diving into this book, so it was a very pleasant surprise for me to discover what it was that this book was trying to teach! And this is definitely a way that I’d want to explain the moon phases to my children when (I have them and) they’re very small! I would perhaps tell them that they should listen to their mother a little better than Little Star listens to hers!
The illustrations were not my favourite style-wise, but they were very sweet! And, I really liked that the pages in this book all have a black backdrop, because it makes the moon and stars stand out quite nicely! As you can see in the photo above, it also brings into emphasis things like the salt or sugar that Little Star is pouring into the mooncake mixture. This book also really made me crave some mooncake! The ones with duck egg in the centre are my favourite, and I’ll have to run to the store now to find some!
The illustrations were not my favourite style-wise, but they were very sweet! And, I really liked that the pages in this book all have a black backdrop, because it makes the moon and stars stand out quite nicely! As you can see in the photo above, it also brings into emphasis things like the salt or sugar that Little Star is pouring into the mooncake mixture. This book also really made me crave some mooncake! The ones with duck egg in the centre are my favourite, and I’ll have to run to the store now to find some!
stenaros's review against another edition
4.0
Delightfully limited color scheme and a great origin story of the phases of the moon.