.Chang' e on the Moon by Katrina Moore, illustrated through Cornelia Li, translated through Jaime Chu.I accumulate picture publications that retell beliefs and legend, and also I am thrilled by this beautifully detailed brand-new retelling of the Chinese belief "Chang' e on the Moon." Chang' e and also her husband, Hou Yi, reside in peace and also love one another a lot. Hou Yi is an experienced bishop, as well as when a lot of sunshines start seeming in the sky, the Jade King requests Hou Yi's help in firing all of them down. Later, he approves Hou Yi a potion of eternal life, yet intending to keep a temporal along with his wife, he does not take it. I adore Moore's take on completion. Completion constantly end up with Chang' e taking the potion as well as becoming never-ceasing and residing on the moon, but I enjoy Moore's empathetic take on it. Back matter features the tale converted right into Mandarin. This is actually a structured series of folktales retold from around the globe, as well as I can certainly not stand by to accumulate them all!