Story by Crystal Z. Lee

Illustrations by Allie Su

It’s almost time for Miya’s favorite holiday, the Mid-Autumn Festival. She loves all the holiday traditions—moon gazing, lighting lanterns, and best of all, baking and eating mooncakes!

But after an incident, Miya’s father seems to have lost a little of the holiday spirit. Miya has an idea to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in a more meaningful manner this year. It will involve some extra special mooncakes and the entire neighborhood. Can Miya pull it off in time for the festival?

This is a story of ingenuity, empathy, creating new traditions while honoring old ones. It’s also an ode to neighbors, immigrants, and all those that make up a community!

About the Author:

Crystal Z. Lee is a bilingual writer who divides her time between the U.S. and Asia. Crystal grew up in Taipei and later returned to live there in her adult years. Some of Crystal’s fondest memories in Taiwan include boating at Sun Moon Lake, chasing butterflies in Maolin, making pineapple cakes and eating her way through night markets with her family. Besides children’s books, Crystal’s other published works include poetry and a novel.  She is also the author of Pei’s Pineapple Cakes, Kai the Dancing Butterfly, Mei’s Mermaid Mission, A Unicorn Named Rin, and Love and Other Moods.

About the Illustrator:

Allie Su grew up in Yunlin county, Taiwan. She often finds her illustration inspiration from the great outdoors. One of her favorite places to hike in Taiwan is Sun-Link-Sea Forest in Nantou. She adores Taiwanese cuisine and night market foods, such as stinky tofu, vegetarian noodles and taro pastries from Taichung. Allie also illustrated Mei’s Mermaid Mission and Kai the Dancing Butterfly.

Ages:   4+
ISBN:  978-1-913891-73-2
Format: Hardcover 216 x 280 mm
Pages: 40 pp Colour English
Publication Date:  25 June 2026