"The Moon Lady! The Moon Lady! I said, jumping up and down. And then I tugged Amah's sleeve and asked, "Who is the Moon Lady?"

"Lady Chang-o," Amah answered. "She lives on the moon. Tonight is the only time you can see her and have a secret wish fulfilled." I imagined a lady dressed in shadows, sitting on the moon, leaning over to find me.

"What is a secret wish?" I asked.

Amah told me, "It is what you want but cannot ask."

Adapted by Amy Tan from her renowned novel, The Joy Luck Club, The Moon Lady is the first work for children by this critically acclaimed author.

The story begins in modern day America, when Ying-ying hears her granddaughters clamor about their wishes on a rainy afternoon with nothing to do. Thinking back to a time when she had many wishes, too, Ying-ying tells them a story from her childhood in China. At the Moon Festival, Ying-ying discovered the nature of wishes—where they spring from and how they are fulfilled....

Gretchen Schields' intricate and dynamic paintings in the tradition of Chinese folk and decorative art vividly bring to life Amy Tan's masterfully told tale of self-discovery.

From the dust jacket