Mooncake

This was my Daughter's favorite book when she was little! She's 28 now and this is one of her Christmas gifts because I gave all the children's books to charity many years ago! So happy I found it!

Although some of the concepts may be difficult for young ones to grasp (hibernation, space travel, etc.), the easy reading, simple characters and delightful pictures make this a wonderful addition to a children's library. The story is subtle in what it is trying to teach as it doesn't overtly mention all of the seasons and doesn't explain hibernation. It doesn't need to and doing so would take away from the story. It presents a wonderful opportunity for parents to teach their children more on their own. Besides that, it is one I am asked to read over and over again by my 2 year old.

Our family loves Mooncake, and the little bear who is the main figure in it. The simple and sweet illustrations match the simple, cute story. The conversations are with a little bird, that helps him try to figure out a way to get a taste of the moon. It draws even older children in, because you cannot help but wonder how a little bear can end up building a space ship that will get him to the moon, etc. The conclusions that little bear draws, do not leave him disappointed. When he wakes next spring, he goes on to tell the little bird how it went. Very cute story indeed! I would highly recommend getting this for your child's library, or any child's library. You will be glad you did.

My three-year old son and I have really enjoyed this book. Bear's quest to taste the Moon is so silly, yet believable. My son is really interested in anything to do with outer space and rockets, so in a quiet way this book gives him both. He also has discovered counting backwards, so we have a good time doing Bear's countdown. I don't think he's quite made the connection between bears hibernating and Bear's falling asleep "at the wheel," it's a great magical book. We have really enjoyed all of the Frank Asch books.

Even though this book was written for younger kids, my 8 and 10 year-old girls love this book! My ten year-old loved the idea of a bear wishing to go to the moon so he could take a bite out of it. We have reading time everynight and Asch's book is still popular with them. I plan to buy more books by Asch...he rates a definite 5 stars!

This book is a toddler's delight. The charming illustrations go beautifully with the story of how a confused bear travels to the "moon" and back again. Bear wonders what the moon tastes like and builds a rocket ship. However the construction goes late into the fall, and you can guess what happens when Bear climbs into the rocket ship and begins his countdown. As my 20 month old son says, "zzzzz". Bear wakes up because the wind starts to blow, and never having been outside in winter, he believes his dream has come true and he's on the moon. When we read this book, my son likes to fill in the words he knows. He can't read, but he seems to know the whole story and can fill in more and more every day. This is a great book for toddlers, preschoolers and their parents!