The Luna Sisters Battle For The Moon Blossom by Dan Yaccarino

OMG, Idk why I assumed this would be based on Asian mythology. That one’s on me, lol.

The Luna sisters are actually extraterrestrial and live on the moon. The house they live in is perfectly divided between the Bright and Dark sides. Lucy stays on the Bright side, whereas Nera prefers to stick to the Dark. While the sisters have similar interests, they tend to go about them in very different ways. When it comes to flying, for example, Lucy creates fanciful fairy wings with fantasy magic while Nera builds a jetpack with science fiction.

One day, both sisters spot an intriguing flower growing right on the border between Bright and Dark. Both covet the plant, and neither wants to share. This sets them on an epic battle for control… until they discover an even bigger threat to them both.

This is a super cute graphic novel about sibling rivalry that will speak to anyone who’s ever wondered how they could possibly belong to the same family as some weirdo (never mind that they probably don’t have the monopoly on normal to begin with.) Lucy and Nera are such opposites in everything except goals, so it’s nice to see them learn how to put aside their differences in order to work together to achieve those. It’s a terrific lesson for young readers, told with an engaging fantasy vs sci-fi twist.

And Dan Yaccarino’s art here is just glorious! Heavily influenced by mid 20th-century American art, the illustrations have a strong Tiki-in-Outer-Space feel, which is a groove I can get definitely get down with. The colors and text are vibrant and perfectly suit the fun story and snappy dialog.

This is a great addition to the library of any young reader whom you want to encourage not only to learn cooperation but to develop an interest in either (or both!) speculative fiction and terrific art. And I’ve just now learned that this is actually the second book in a series! I’m going to have to go hunt down The Luna Sisters And Their Amazing Lunafish soon.

The Luna Sisters Battle For The Moon Blossom by Dan Yaccarino was published April 15 2025 by Holiday House and is available from all good booksellers, including