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Age Range
5 - 7
Genre
picture book
Copyright Year
2024-07-16
Page Count
32
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Grade Level
K - 2nd
ISBN
9780593658833
Lexile
570
Themes
festival
family

Mooncakes Mean Family

Written and Illustrated by Benson Shum

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 in the back of the book, young readers will want to revisit this story again and again.

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Age Range
5 - 7
Genre
picture book
Copyright Year
2024-07-16
Page Count
32
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Grade Level
K - 2nd
ISBN
9780593658833
Lexile
570
Themes
festival
family
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