As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Yueyue awaits the return of her father who promises to come home every year when the moon is at its fullest. But when the moon disappears behind the clouds, will the father she misses so much find his way home?
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Yueyue awaits the return of her father who promises to come home every year when the moon is at its fullest. But when the moon disappears behind the clouds, will the father she misses so much find his way home?
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Yueyue awaits the return of her father who promises to come home every year when the moon is at its fullest. But when the moon disappears behind the clouds, will the father she misses so much find his way home?
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Yueyue awaits the return of her father who promises to come home every year when the moon is at its fullest. But when the moon disappears behind the clouds, will the father she misses so much find his way home?
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Yueyue awaits the return of her father who promises to come home every year when the moon is at its fullest. But when the moon disappears behind the clouds, will the father she misses so much find his way home?
Wu Xia is an elementary school teacher, family education lecturer, and children’s book author. He has published a series of picture books, including Baby, I Know You and National Rhyme Children’s Style. His works have won the Bingxin Children’s Book Award and the Silver Prize of the Picture Book Times Award, and was selected as one of the 100 outstanding publications recommended by the General Administration of Press and Publication to Young Readers in China in 2017.
Ziru Meng
Ziru Meng is a member of the Jiangsu Artists Association and a teacher in the School of Fine Arts at Nanjing University of the Arts. Her works were selected for the 3rd National Exhibition of Illustration Art in Universities and numerous other prestigious art exhibitions. She has won several awards and competitions such as the CCBF First Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition. Her other picture books include Da Guo Xiao Guo Marching Pot, Grandma Return Home, The Woodpecker Calls Three Times, and You Are Seven Years Old This Year.
A loving tribute to perseverance and inner strength.
—Kirkus Review
A simple but touching story about family and the bond between father and daughter. This would make a fine read-aloud in an elementary library or classroom setting.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Yueyue awaits the return of her father who promises to come home every year when the moon is at its fullest. But when the moon disappears behind the clouds, will the father she misses so much find his way home?
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Yueyue awaits the return of her father who promises to come home every year when the moon is at its fullest. But when the moon disappears behind the clouds, will the father she misses so much find his way home?
Theme
Celebrations, Cultur
Celebrations, Culture, Families and Friends, World Communities, World Cultures
Juvenile Fiction / F
Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Non-Religious Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Emotions & Feelings
Full Description
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Yueyue awaits the return of her father who promises to come home every year when the moon is at its fullest. But when the moon disappears behind the clouds, will the father she misses so much find his way home?
Author & Illustrator
Wu Xia
Wu Xia is an elementary school teacher, family education lecturer, and children’s book author. He has published a series of picture books, including Baby, I Know You and National Rhyme Children’s Style. His works have won the Bingxin Children’s Book Award and the Silver Prize of the Picture Book Times Award, and was selected as one of the 100 outstanding publications recommended by the General Administration of Press and Publication to Young Readers in China in 2017.
Ziru Meng
Ziru Meng is a member of the Jiangsu Artists Association and a teacher in the School of Fine Arts at Nanjing University of the Arts. Her works were selected for the 3rd National Exhibition of Illustration Art in Universities and numerous other prestigious art exhibitions. She has won several awards and competitions such as the CCBF First Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition. Her other picture books include Da Guo Xiao Guo Marching Pot, Grandma Return Home, The Woodpecker Calls Three Times, and You Are Seven Years Old This Year.
Reviews
A loving tribute to perseverance and inner strength.
—Kirkus Review
A simple but touching story about family and the bond between father and daughter. This would make a fine read-aloud in an elementary library or classroom setting.
