The Moon Rabbit: A Celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival
Age 3+
Picture Storybooks
A stunning keepsake re-telling of the Chinese myth behind the Mid-Autumn Festival. This captivating picture book tell us the story of Chang'e the Moon Goddess and the Moon Rabbit – a tale of love, immortality and magic.
The ultimate picture book for young fans of fantasy, romance and magic, illustrated by the artist behind the Celestial Kingdom series by Sue Lynn Tan.
Before moon-gazing, lighting lanterns and enjoying mooncakes, Meilin asks her mother to tell her, once more, the story behind the Mid-Autumn Festival – the story of Chang’e and the moon rabbit; a tale of nine scorching suns, a brave archer, an ancient queen, an elixir of life and a doomed love. Readers will be captivated by this story, which inspired one of the most significant festivals in Chinese culture, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival.
Creators
Eva Wong Nava has written an award-winning middle-grade novel and several picture books, including Dancing Dumplings for My One and Only, illustrated by Natelle Quek, Wednesday Is for Wiggling, illustrated by Holly Sterling, and I Love Chinese New Year, illustrated by Xin Li. Eva has been a speaker at the Asian Festival of Children’s Content on writing about diversity and representing marginalized voices. A passionate collector and reader of picture books, she teaches the art of picture book writing at Picture Book Matters. Eva writes full-time and lives in London with her family and two scampering squirrels. Find her on Instagram here: @EvaWongNava.
Jason Chuang illustrated covers for the Sunday Times bestselling Celestial Kingdom series by Sue Lynn Tan. He has an illustration degree at Falmouth University, and graduated from his Visual Communication Master’s degree at the Royal College of Art in 2021. The Moon Rabbit is his debut picture book. Born and raised in Taiwan, Jason now lives in London. Find him on Instagram here: @JasonChuangArt.
