Sugar Moon or Luna de Azucar is a bilingual online book written by María Cristina Moro. This book is written in English and Spanish on each page. This story focuses on a family with two kids who do not want to eat healthy food. They wish there vegetables and fruit would disappear off there kitchen table.They then get the idea to build a rocket and fly to "sugar moon". Sugar moon is a place where all kids can have candy and sweets all the time.
Is this a good book?
I really enjoy that this book is bilingual. However, I wish the story was written in Spanish first and then English instead of the other way around. I think that students would really enjoy this book and be able to relate to it.
Did the language throughout the book sound natural?
Yes, both languages in the book flowed nicely. It was not choppy. It sounded like a "typical" conversation parents and kids would have during dinner time.
Did I feel like I was in that time and place?
Yes, when reading this story I thought about when I was a kid and had these same type of silly conversations and ideas, such as wishing I could eat candy all the time.
Are the illustrations authentic and nonstereotypical?
Yes, the illustrations are well made and non stereotypical.
Lexile: not shown
Onomatopoeia: This book uses words like POOF!
Bilingual: This book is bilingual, written in Spanish and English
Foreshadowing: This book foreshadows that after the kids make a rocket they will travel to sugar moon.
Mini Lesson: This book would be great for students to work with when talking about nutrition. Or students can write a reading response about where and how they would travel for the favorite candy.
Moro, Maria. Moro, Monica (Illustrator) (2013) Monarca Press.
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