MIXED-UP MOONCAKES
Written by Christina Matula & Erica Lyons
Illustrated by Tracy Subisak
RELEASE DATE : September 10, 2024
PUBLISHER : Quill Tree, Harper Collins
ISBN (HARDCOVER) : 9780063254718
AGES : 4-10
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Association of Jewish Libraries’ Picks for Best Jewish Holiday Books of 2024
This beautiful tribute to fall festivals—Mid-Autumn Festival and Sukkot—celebrates family, multicultural heritage, and the bounty of the season. Give this to readers who love Two New Years and The Very Best Sukkah.
It’s time for Ruby and her family to celebrate two extra-special harvest holidays. For the Mid-Autumn Festival, she and Nainai pick out fruit, nuts, and red chrysanthemums from the store. And with Zayde, Ruby buys a lulav and etrog from the market for Sukkot.
But something is missing to truly combine these two celebrations. Can Ruby figure out the perfect way to blend the Jewish holiday of Sukkot and the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival?
Authors Christina Matula and Erica Lyons, along with talented artist Tracy Subisak, have created a glorious homage to two important holidays while also highlighting the importance of creative problem solving.
The colorful digital illustrations include Chinese brushwork—a lovely touch. The authors and illustrator effectively convey the fundamentals of both holidays to newcomers while also providing readers of Chinese and Jewish descent with a wonderful mirror that reflects their experiences. - starred review, Kirkus Reviews
Matula and Lyons describe the autumnal events and interpersonal relationships in affectionate prose, and Subisak’s digital, sumi ink, Japanese watercolor, and Chinese brush and pastel images employ transparent washes for scenes of daylight celebration, deepening to shadowy moments of invocation under a full moon. - starred review Publishers Weekly
Not only will this inspirational story appeal to readers of all ages, it also contains educational value by providing insights into the traditional celebrations of Sukkot and Mid-Autumn Festival. The illustrations fit perfectly and help to tell the story. -starred review, SLJ
Will surely invite readers to consider the cultural combinations they're familiar with in an increasingly multicultural world. -Booklist
A successful effort to blend these two meaningful holidays together. Beautifully illustrated. -Jewish Book Council
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