Books:
Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival by #OwnVoices Grace Lin
A Big Mooncake for Little Star by #OwnVoices Grace Lin
Round is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Thong and #OwnVoices Grace lin
This year the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is on October 1st. I’ll be doing this story time the day before.
Flannel Rhyme:
Down around the corner in the mooncake shop
Were five yummy mooncakes with candy flowers on top
Along comes Ma-Ma (Mom) with a dollar to pay
She buys a mooncake and takes it away.
Down around the corner in the mooncake shop
Were five yummy mooncakes with candy flowers on top
Along comes Ba-Ba (Dad) with a dollar to pay
He buys a mooncake and takes it away.
Down around the corner in the mooncake shop
Were five yummy mooncakes with candy flowers on top
Along comes Mei-Mei (Little Sister) with a dollar to pay
She buys a mooncake and takes it away.
Down around the corner in the mooncake shop
Were five yummy mooncakes with candy flowers on top
Along comes Jie-Jie (Sister) with a dollar to pay
She buys a mooncake and takes it away.
Down around the corner in the mooncake shop
Were five yummy mooncakes with candy flowers on top
Along I come with a dollar to pay
I buy a mooncake and takes it away.
Rhyme:
One Chinese lantern shining bright
Use it to light your way at night
If it’s really dark, just light one more
That’s what Chinese lanterns are for.
Two Chinese lanterns…
Three Chinese lanterns…
Four Chinese lanterns…
Five Chinese lanterns shining bright
Use them to light your way at night
Lanterns help celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival!
Credit: Fussy Hen at the Library