"Big moon cake with little stars": Eat love in one bite.

The Big Moon Cake with Little Stars is a book by Limpers, an American Chinese children's literature writer and illustrator.

When it comes to the moon, we can always think of all kinds of beautiful things. Flowers are full and the moon is full, Chang 'e Jade Rabbit. In what way can the romance in China's traditional stories be conveyed to children?

Author: Limpers

Chinese-American children's literature writer and illustrator has created more than 20 picture books and juvenile novels for children so far. Among them, Moonlight Fairy Tale won the Silver Award in newbury Children's Literature Award, Lingling and Tingting won the Silver Award in Dr. Seuss, and When the Sea is Silver won the Silver Award in American National Book Award.

Most of Limpers's works are about the life experiences of Asian Americans. She believes that "books can eliminate prejudice, turn the unusual into daily life, make ordinary life full of amorous feelings, and make different cultures accepted by the public." In 20 16, Lin Peisi's works were exhibited in the White House, and she was awarded the title of "Pioneer of Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Story Creation" by then President Obama.

Picture book content

Little star's mother hung the big moon cake just baked in the air to cool it down.

Mother said, "Little Star, it took us a long time to finally bake this moon cake for you." Now let me see if you can hold on a little longer. You can't touch this big moon cake without mom's permission, remember? ""remember, mom! "

Xiaoxing always remembers her mother's words, no matter when brushing her teeth, washing her face or lying in bed. But just after midnight, Little Star woke up.

If she takes a bite on the moon cake, will mom find out? Xiaoxing thinks not. Mmm ... it's delicious!

Night after night, the little star will take a small bite on the big moon cake, bite after bite.

Until one day, the round and shiny moon cakes disappeared! Only a series of glittering kruimeltje scattered on the ground.

"Little star!" Mom shook her head and said, but her mouth rose slightly. "You ate the big moon cake again!"

The little star looked up and smiled like her mother. "Yes, Mom." Little stars and dots. "One more paragraph!"

Appreciation of picture books

Feel the romanticism in traditional stories.

As a picture book of Cadillac Silver Award in 20 19, Little Star Moon Cake won the book award and honor in 15.

Picture books skillfully combine the change of the moon phase with the traditional custom of eating moon cakes, and interpret the romanticism in traditional stories in a way of coexistence of reality and reality, which makes people can't help reading and rereading.

Then why is the picture book Little Star and Big Moon Cake called a romantic picture book with both imagination and reality? We must first understand what are the characteristics of romantic literature.

Romantic literature is used to contrast, exaggeration and imagination, pursuing strong artistic effects and unusual plots.

Comparison of romantic elements.

The picture book uses an extremely rare pure black background, bright moon cakes and sparkling starlight fragments, which stand out in the contrast at night.

Xiaoxing and his mother are wearing the same pajamas with a star pattern on the black background. The black background is almost integrated with the night, but the star patterns all over it strongly show Xiaoxing and her mother.

The exaggeration of romantic elements.

The story begins with Xiaoxing and his mother making a big moon cake. Mom and Xiaoxing agreed not to steal vegetables, Xiaoxing seriously promised, turned his head, could not resist the fragrance of moon cakes, and ate them all at once.

How big are the moon cakes made by Xiaoxing and his mother? As big as a little star holding a moon cake, he can only show his little head and limbs; When moon cakes are hung in the air to cool, they are like the moon in the sky; I don't know how many nights I have to secretly eat this big moon cake before I finish it completely.

The moon cake, which is very similar in color and shape to the moon, is not another "moon" if it can be exaggerated?

Imagination of romantic elements.

Imaginary behaviors such as "touching the moon" and "eating the moon" in picture books were originally impossible to realize, but "big moon cake with little star" quietly turned the moon in the sky into a moon cake on the ground by virtue of the similarity in meaning, shape and color, rationalizing all the behaviors of little star.

Moon cakes, like the moon, hang beautifully and brightly in the night sky, and even have irresistible delicious temptations! Although Xiaoxing agreed not to touch the big moon cakes, she was still tempted by the delicious food and ate them all.

Eating the moon bite by bite is very similar to the legendary "Tengu eats the moon"-an eclipse. The traditional story in my memory is presented romantically and interestingly in the way that the author takes a little doll to eat moon cakes.

The little star's playful response and the knot between mother and daughter show stability and love to the fullest. The playful depiction of picture books shows us the romanticism in traditional stories and the childlike interest in children's world.

Inclusive love is a child's emboldened spirit.

Under the temptation of the delicious moon cakes, Xiaoxing failed to keep her agreement with her mother and ate them one after another, leaving only star-like fragments and her beloved bunny doll.

Let's go back to the beginning of the story. From the beginning, my mother's expectation for Xiaoxing was to "keep the moon cakes longer".

In the face of her mother's request that "you can't touch moon cakes without permission", Xiaoxing will ask herself when eating moon cakes: "If I secretly eat a bite, my mother should not find out."

Children will not be as "bold" as Xiaoxing if they are not fully taken care of. Then my mother's reaction also confirmed this to us.

Mother found the truth with the crumbs of moon cakes, and when she talked about it, she showed a slight smile on her face, which showed that her mother was not really angry about stealing moon cakes.

The word "you" indicates that Xiaoxing's "stealing behavior" is not the first time. Facing her mother's question, Xiaoxing smiled like her mother and generously admitted, "OK, Mom, let's make another piece!" " "Mother and daughter went to make new moon cakes again.

In fact, we don't have to worry about children making mistakes, and we can even give them more room to make mistakes. In fact, there are not many major events in life, and small things continue. The tolerant love from parents is the "unscrupulous self-confidence" of children who dare to try and are not afraid of trial and error.

What a pity if children dare not try and make mistakes, parents can't tolerate and forgive, and the love between parents and children is stifled in all kinds of trivial matters.

The front cover and the back cover are combined into a picture.

The picture book "Big Mooncake with Little Stars" consists of three parts: the picture book itself, the protective cover and the waist cover, and each part plays an important role in the cover of the picture book.

The cover of Little Star and Big Moon Cake is big moon cake. A little girl is eating moon cakes intently. The big cake covered the little girl's body directly, leaving only her limbs and a small head.

It can be used as the waist seal of the picture book bookmark, the seal is part of protecting the picture, and there are many words recommended by the picture book.

The biggest mystery of picture books is to take off the protective cover. The cover of the picture book is a picture of Qvanxian Zhang: six little girls are eating moon cakes. Expand the cover and back cover of the picture book, and you will find that it is actually a cross-page comic!

Little stars eat moon-like moon cakes, and eat them into crescent shapes from round to round. The twelve pictures that change continuously show the whole process of the little star eating moon cakes, which is also a serial change of the eclipse!

Expand details

The most detailed picture in the book is the spread of moon cakes before and after the picture book.

Zhang greatly's mooncake skin is on the big table, and Xiaoxing and her mother are making mooncakes with all their heart. The picture is warm and harmonious.

If we look at the objects in the picture carefully, we can easily find many details.

The milk falling from the cupboard formed a milky whirlpool in the drawer.

Seasonings and pendants can be seen everywhere, symbolizing the constellations in the night sky.

There are two bears, one big and one small, on the shelf, which not only symbolizes the constellation Ursa major, but also pays tribute to the classic picture book Little Selby Picking Blueberries.

The clock on the wall with a dark black background makes people wonder whether it is twelve noon or midnight.

The specific values on the clock are replaced by the moon phase diagram with the change of the circle, which is consistent with the core of the picture book.

The book Seven Sisters on the Chair tells the traditional story of seven fairies.

The steamer and teapot on the shelf, the rolling pin and small stone mortar on the desktop all have a strong oriental color.

Story cycle

The cross-page moon phase diagram composed of the cover and back cover of the picture book is also presented in the second half of the picture book. The story begins with Xiaoxing and her mother making moon cakes and ends with making new moon cakes.

The big moon cake of the little star has been disappearing from the circle regularly, and then it starts again from the circle. This setting also makes "Little Star's Big Moon Cake" a picture book that can be circulated indefinitely.

Reading suggestions

"Big Moon Cake with Little Stars" takes the little girl's perspective as the starting point, combines the beautiful moon with children's love for food, and compares "eating moon cakes" with "eating moon cakes", which fully satisfies children's novelty and appetite, and is suitable for children aged 4 and above.

The picture book is not full of twists and turns, but quietly tells the warm daily life of making and eating moon cakes between a mother and daughter. The author painted with gouache, rendering a unique soft beauty of China.

Moon-like moon cakes are the brightest existence in the whole darkness, especially when the little star wakes up in the middle of the night to have a taste. The little star appeared on the screen with half a face, and her bright eyes looked up quietly. Huang Chengcheng and moon cakes occupy most of the screen, which immediately attracts readers' attention.

The little star who succeeded in "stealing vegetables" ran back to bed before she could wipe her mouth clean, just like a child who made trouble quietly. I believe this lively and lovely little star can give children a great sense of substitution.

Parents just need to relax and enjoy the stories in the picture book with their children. Everything about love and the moon will naturally be passed on to children's hearts.