How the Sun and the Moon Came to Be!: An Illustrated Children's Folk Tale from Korea. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798248108855)

How the Sun and the Moon Came to Be is a luminous, read-aloud picture book for ages 4-10 about courage, family, and the power of community. Long before the Sun warmed the fields and the Moon calmed the night, two children-Hana and Jun-outwit a mysterious hungry tiger, follow a silver sky-thread into a palace in the heavens, and receive gifts from the Heavenly Grandmother: star-seeds, a day-bead, and a promise that love can keep the dark at bay.

When a creeping evil shadow tries to swallow the village, Hana and Jun act with steady hearts. Lanterns glow in every hand, neighbours stand shoulder to shoulder, and together they summon light enough to guard their mother and save their home. In a triumphant finale, the siblings choose to keep watch for everyone-Hana as the Moon, Jun as the Sun-giving young readers a memorable origin story that feels both timeless and new.

Parents and educators will love how this story pairs gentle suspense with absolute safety, modelling problem-solving, bravery, and sibling care. Drawn from a time-honoured Korean folktale, it offers a warm doorway into world culture while celebrating universal values: kindness, responsibility, and the courage to stand together.

Why you'll love sharing this book

• Perfect bedtime pacing: 36 fully illustrated pages, 3-4 sentences per page

• Themes that grow with your child: courage, empathy, community, and hope

• Rich, painterly art direction ideal for classroom projects and story-time

Great for: cozy read-aloud, units on myths and folktales, SEL lessons about facing fear, and sparking conversations about light and dark-both in the sky and in our feelings.

If your family enjoys adventurous folktales with heart and a radiant, uplifting ending, add How the Sun and the Moon Came to Be to your shelf and read under the same bright sky.