Mooncake (Moonbear Books) [Paperback]

Frank Asch (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Moonbear Books

Bear builds a rocket to take him to the moon so he can taste it.

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About the Author

Frank Asch has written and illustrated nearly sixty children's books, including picture books, poetry, and novels. He is the author of the first book in the Class Pets series, The Ghost of P.S. 42, and is perhaps best known as the creator of the Moonbear series. He performs puppet shows for home-schooled children in his hometown of Middletown Springs, Vermont.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689835175
• ISBN-13: 978-0689835179
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,841 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My son knows all the words!, August 8, 2000

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Corinna Knepper (Apple Valley, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mooncake (Moonbear) (Paperback)

This book is a toddler's delight. The charming illustrations go beautifully with the story of how a confused bear travels to the "moon" and back again. Bear wonders what the moon tastes like and builds a rocket ship. However the construction goes late into the fall, and you can guess what happens when Bear climbs into the rocket ship and begins his countdown. As my 20 month old son says, "zzzzz". Bear wakes up because the wind starts to blow, and never having been outside in winter, he believes his dream has come true and he's on the moon.

When we read this book, my son likes to fill in the words he knows. He can't read, but he seems to know the whole story and can fill in more and more every day. This is a great book for toddlers, preschoolers and their parents!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for younger kids, February 25, 2004

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Luna Zee "Luna" (PA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mooncake (Moonbear Books) (Paperback)

My three-year old son and I have really enjoyed this book. Bear's quest to taste the Moon is so silly, yet believable. My son is really interested in anything to do with outer space and rockets, so in a quiet way this book gives him both. He also has discovered counting backwards, so we have a good time doing Bear's countdown. I don't think he's quite made the connection between bears hibernating and Bear's falling asleep "at the wheel," it's a great magical book. We have really enjoyed all of the Frank Asch books.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT BOOK FOR ANY AGE, August 18, 2000

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Yvette McKinley (Mission Viejo, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mooncake (Moonbear) (Paperback)

Even though this book was written for younger kids, my 8 and 10 year-old girls love this book! My ten year-old loved the idea of a bear wishing to go to the moon so he could take a bite out of it. We have reading time everynight and Asch's book is still popular with them. I plan to buy more books by Asch...he rates a definite 5 stars!