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Mooncakes Under the Full Moon
A family together again, mooncakes shared by all, lanterns by the river, and a wish for everyone far away.
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The story
It is the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the full-moon harvest festival many families keep, and the whole family is coming home. Aunties, uncles and cousins crowd into the courtyard, and the child helps Grandma press sweet lotus paste into round mooncakes, each stamped with a flower. When the moon rises, big and golden, Grandma cuts a mooncake into pieces so everyone gets a share, and tells the old story: long ago, a kind lady named Chang'e floated up to the moon, and she lives there still with a little jade rabbit. Can you see the rabbit? Then everyone carries paper lanterns, a rabbit, a fish and a star, along the river path. Back home, the child thinks of a cousin who lives far away and whispers a wish to the moon. Far away, under the very same moon, the cousin is looking up too.
Already decided for you
- What it teaches
- The same moon shines on everyone we love
- Where it happens
- a family courtyard and a lantern-lit river path under the harvest moon
- Who comes along
- a storytelling grandmother
- The keepsake
- a rabbit-shaped paper lantern
- The book
- 12 illustrated pages, for children from 6
What you add
Your child's photo and name. Everything else is ready, and you can change any of it before the pictures are painted.
What it costs
Made as it stands, this 12-page illustrated story costs 81 coins. You see the price in coins before anything is made.
Video, narration and printed copies cost more coins.
Written in 13 languages
Choose the language your child's book is written and read aloud in. Each title is the one that edition carries.
Questions families ask
Will my child look like themselves in the pictures?
Yes. You add your child as the hero once, and the same face is carried through every picture in the book, from the first page to the last.
What if I do not like a page?
You can change the words on any page, or ask for a new picture for that page, before you share or print the book.
Which languages can a story be written in?
You can write a story in English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Português, العربية, עברית, हिन्दी, 中文, 日本語, 한국어, and Русский. You choose the story's language when you create it, and it does not have to match the language you use zeStory in.
Can I order a printed book?
Yes. When the story is finished you can order a printed copy from inside zeStory and have it delivered, or download a print-ready PDF to print yourself.
How much does a story cost?
A typical 12-page illustrated story costs 81 coins. Narration, film and print are priced separately.
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