Book description
Blast to the moon and back with best friends Moonbear and Little Bird in this charming reissue of a beloved classic by award-winning author and illustrator Frank Asch.
One night while watching the moon, Moonbear turns to Little Bird and asks, “I wonder what the moon tastes like?” The ever-curious…
Why read it?
1 author picked Mooncake as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is the story of a persistent bear who is sure the moon is delicious and wants to taste it. But, hey, he’s a bear, and they hibernate in the winter.
What better way to spend that hibernation than in a rocketship to the moon? This is a sweet story that lets the child learn something that the bear does not. Both the bear and the child have a good time.
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