Book Image:
Bibliographic
Citation:
Round is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes.
By Roseanne Thong. Illus. by Grace Lin.
2000. 40p. Chronicle, $15.99. ()
Age Group:
Toddler to Gr1
Toddler to Gr1
Genre:
Fiction
Fiction
Awards:
None listed.
None listed.
Topics/Issues:
Shapes,
Shapes,
ELS promoted:
Print awareness, print motivation, vocabulary, phonological awareness
Format:
Hardcover.
Author/Illustrator sites:
http://www.greenfield-thong.com/ / http://www.gracelin.com/index.php
Author/Illustrator sites:
http://www.greenfield-thong.com/ / http://www.gracelin.com/index.php
Categorization
Tags:
E Thong
E Thong
Annotation:
A Chinese girl points out different shapes around her multicultural neighborhood.
Reactions/Observations:
Round is a Mooncake is set with an Asian theme which provides a multicultural background for this book about shapes. A little girl points out different shapes around her neighborhood, home, and places she goes to with her family. She stealthily introduces Chinese objects such as "dim sum" and "a calligraphy inking stone " among the shapes. I pulled this book for our Asian American Heritage Month display and was surprised that I enjoyed this book. Every year adult students come in looking for "multicultural books". It's difficult coming up with a few that are appropriate for younger audiences AND are enjoyable to read. Because it is a concept book with multicultural characteristics, I think it is a successful addition to the list of books they should be picking up.
My family and I lived in Hong Kong for the first 6 years of my life, so I appreciate the Chinese culture references. I also appreciated the interactive nature of the text. The images are paired with some rhyming text promoting phonological awareness. Thong also begins a dialogue with her readers by asking if they can identify the shapes too.
Reactions/Observations:
Round is a Mooncake is set with an Asian theme which provides a multicultural background for this book about shapes. A little girl points out different shapes around her neighborhood, home, and places she goes to with her family. She stealthily introduces Chinese objects such as "dim sum" and "a calligraphy inking stone " among the shapes. I pulled this book for our Asian American Heritage Month display and was surprised that I enjoyed this book. Every year adult students come in looking for "multicultural books". It's difficult coming up with a few that are appropriate for younger audiences AND are enjoyable to read. Because it is a concept book with multicultural characteristics, I think it is a successful addition to the list of books they should be picking up.
My family and I lived in Hong Kong for the first 6 years of my life, so I appreciate the Chinese culture references. I also appreciated the interactive nature of the text. The images are paired with some rhyming text promoting phonological awareness. Thong also begins a dialogue with her readers by asking if they can identify the shapes too.
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