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Mr. Ming and the Mooncake Dragon

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Mr. Ming and the Mooncake Dragon by Kathy Creamer is an enchanting children's tale. It follows Mr. Ming, a baker renowned for his mooncakes, as he embarks on an unexpected adventure to help a whimsical dragon. The story beautifully weaves themes of friendship and courage, set against a backdrop of delightful illustrations.
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Format: Hardback
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You might enjoy this charming tale if you love stories that weave imaginative adventures with cultural celebrations. The whimsical narrative is perfect for fostering a sense of wonder and creativity in young readers, whilst introducing them to delightful traditions and fantastical creatures.

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It is mid-autumn festival time again and Mr Ming is busy baking his magnificent mooncakes with the help of his dragon. What are the special secret ingredients that make Mr Ming’s mooncakes so yummy? Madame Moneybag plans to find out by stealing the secret mooncake recipe book, but she didn’t expect to meet a ferocious fire-breathing dragon!

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It is mid-autumn festival time again and Mr Ming is busy in his shop baking the most delicious mooncakes you have ever tasted. Everyone wants to know the ingredients in Mr Ming’s mooncakes, but he won’t tell them, as the recipe is an old family secret. He won’t even let anyone into his kitchen. That’s because he has another secret, a secret even bigger than his secret mooncake recipe. Mr Ming has… a dragon!

Madame Moneybag doesn’t know that though, and she is determined to steal Mr Ming’s prize-winning mooncake recipe for herself. When she breaks into Mr Ming’s shop, the dragon hears her and goes to investigate. When he sees the thief reading the recipe book, he becomes so angry that hot flames shot from his mouth! Then a fireball bounces out and shoots up into the sky, taking Madame Moneybag with it. It doesn’t stop until it hits the moon. Boom!

The next evening, little Ah Beng comes to help his grandfather in the shop after school, and when they look up at the mid-autumn moon together, they discover something rather unusual indeed.

A charming, playful story about the beauty of the mid-autumn festival, based on the 3,000-year-old Chinese legend of the lady in the moon.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780648652878

Publisher: Little Pink Dog Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 June 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: Little Pink Dog Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Amy Calautti

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 253.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 385g

Pages: 36

About the Author

Kathy Creamer is an ‘authorstrator’ who has written and illustrated over 20 picture books, and illustrated a further 80 books in the UK, Australia and Singapore. She has gained many awards for her writing and illustration. Born in the UK, she now lives with her family in Armidale, NSW. Amy Calautti loved to draw from a young age and often made up games based around drawing to entertain her younger brother and cousins. Amy now lives with her small tribe of humans who inspire her every day.

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