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From Horn Book
Three sisters listen to their grandmother recount a mesmerizing childhood memory on a rainy afternoon. The long, complex story, filled with danger and excitement, relates what happened when Ying-ying was seven and celebrating the Moon Festival in China. Although the bold, dramatic illustrations are in keeping with the powerful images evoked by the text, the story is meant for a much older audience than the picture-book format attracts. -- Copyright © 1993 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved.

Synopsis
/TAN / The first book for children by the author of The Joy Luck Club and The Kitchen God's Wife. On a rainy afternoon, Maggie, Lily, and June listen as their grandmother tells a story from her childhood. Long ago, during the Moon Festival while waiting for the Moon Lady to appear and grant wishes, Ying-ying discovers the best wishes are those you make come true yourself. Full color.

Synopsis
While sailing on Tai Lake with her family during the Moon Festival, Ying-ying, impatient to have the Moon Lady grant her secret wish, falls out of the boat and embarks on an exciting and fantastical adventure. 100,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo.

Synopsis
The first book for children by the author of The Joy Luck Club and The Kitchen God's Wife. On a rainy afternoon, Maggie, Lily, and June listen as their grandmother tells a story from her childhood. Long ago, during the Moon Festival while waiting for the Moon Lady to appear and grant wishes, Ying-ying discovers the best wishes are those you make come true yourself. Full color.

Card catalog description
Nai-nai tells her granddaughters the story of her outing, as a seven-year-old girl in China, to see the Moon Lady and be granted a secret wish.

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