Short Form

(All Genres)

Your Name__Pamela Becerra____________________________

Title: A Big Mooncake for Little Star

Author: Grace Lin

Illustrator: Grace Lin

Publisher/Year: Little, Brown and Company, August 28, 2018

Genre: Fantasy

Summarize the content of the book –

A. For Fiction Form Genres—Explain the characters, the setting, theme and plot of the

Book.

= The main character is Little Star and her mother, they made a moon cake that her m
Told her to not eat until she said so. They seem to live in space in the night sky and

Wearing star patterned pijamas. The theme of the book is about the moon phases. Li

Star wakes up one night and starts nibbling the mooncake away. As she gets a bite e

Night, the mooncake starts to represent the phases of the moon.

B. For Poetry Books: Explain the type(s) of poetry and give examples from the book of

fun word choices, lines of poetry and imagery from the poem(s)

C.

For Nonfiction Genres – Explain the information given, how it is shared-what design

Explain how the book appeals to children, their interests, developmental levels, fun

illustrations etc. Give specific examples from the book:

Rate the book

1 2 3
Explain your rating.
= The book is a very creative way to show children the moon phases it goes through. It can
make children start being more observative of the night sky and what the moon looks like!