Picture Books
The Beat of the Dragon Boat
Written by Christina Matula, illustrated by Nicole Wong
This Dragon Boat Festival, journey back to the time of the Dragon King, when guardian dragons watched over every lake and river. Fast forward to today, where a young boy makes zongzi—the dragon’s favourite treat, then awakens the spirit of the dragon by painting in its eye.
Join in the excitement as dragon boats race across the harbour!
Out now with Sleeping Bear Press.
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection and Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award Nominee!
Mixed-Up Mooncakes
Written by Christina Matula & Erica Lyons, illustrated by Tracy Subisak.
This beautiful tribute to fall festivals—Mid-Autumn Festival and Sukkot—celebrates family, multicultural heritage, and the bounty of the season.
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?
Published by Quill Tree Books
Starred reviews for Kirkus, SLJ, and PW!
The Shadow in the Moon
Written by Christina Matula, illustrated by Pearl Law.
Join two sisters as they listen to their grandmother tell the tale of the origins of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Hou Yi, a brave archer, saves the world from drought and is given a magic potion for his deeds. Chang’e, his wife, courageously protects the potion from a thief and is transformed into the Lady in the Moon.
This is a tale of sweethearts, mooncakes, and how the Mid-Autumn Festival came to be.
Published by Charlesbridge.
Winner of a 2019 CALA Best Book Award! (Chinese American Librarians Association)
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