The Moon Gift: A Moon Festival Tale by Anders RosebergMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is such a touching retelling of an ancient Chinese folklore about four friends. Fox, Rabbit, Monkey, and Otter are all challenged to show compassion to someone in order to earn The Moon Gift. Each animal sets out to solve a challenge that they were each presented. Once they bring their "offerings" to the situation, a winner is chosen.
There are so many lessons that can be made from this book. There is teaching about the stages of the moon in the beginning and also at the end of the book. There can be applications made about differences and similarities among people and how different people face challenges in different ways. There is a moral story here as well. That's just a few of the great things about this book.
I found myself getting teary eyed on this one. Sensitive littles may find themselves having some emotions that they may not have expected reading this book. It's a good time to share with them about how feelings are okay to show too.
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