Stories in Chinese
Pete the Cat Saves Christmas in Chinese + FREE Resources
Pete Saves Christmas is what I picked to translate and share with you this week. In my previous two posts: how to teach kids five fingers + hand in Chinese and FREE Christmas activities with Chinese and English for kids, I've promised that I'll give your one more...
The Sun and the Wind – Simple but Powerful Story in Chinese!
Reading stories in Chinese is one of the best ways to teach bilingual kids Chinese at home. The Sun and the Wind (Usborne First Reading) is the story I picked to translate and read in Chinese this week. It’s a simple but powerful story that’s originated in one of...
The Forbidden City – Story in Chinese for Kids
The Forbidden City (故宫) is the Chinese story I picked to read for kids this week. In the story, a little boy called Xiao Ming (小明) would take us back to the Qing Dynasty （清朝） and met the little emperor（小皇帝）, who’s going to show Xiao Ming around the palace. The...
The Dragon and Phoenix – It’s Read and Learn Chinese Time!
The Dragon and the Phoenix (Usborne First Reading) is what I picked for this week's Chinese storytime. Reading is a big part of my daughter’s Chinese learning routine at home. For bilingual children, reading books in Chinese and English is even better. That’s why I’ve...
The Lorax by Dr.Seuss – Story read in Chinese
The Lorax in Chinese is the story I picked to read this week to help our little ones read and learn Mandarin Chinese with me. The storybook we have is already in Chinese so no translation is needed. I purchased The Lorax from Taobao in case you want to get a copy....
Little People Big Dreams: Frida Kahlo – Chinese Storytime
Frida Kahlo is one of the storybooks in the Little People Big Dreams series that I picked to translate and read for this week’s Chinese Storytime. The storylines are inspirational but straightforward, which are perfect for beginner readers. As a little girl’s mum, I...
What’s the Legend of “Moon Festival” – DIY Bilingual Storybook for Kids
Legend of Moon Festival has many versions in China. The one I like the most the Chang E to the Moon ( 嫦娥奔月). A few days ago, my daughter’s school invited me to read a story about the Chinese “Moon Festival" because the Mid-autumn Festival is coming up on the 1st of...
I Can Read This is My Town – Read and Learn Chinese
This week, I’ve picked the storybook I Can Read This Is my Town by Mercer Mayer for our read-and-learn Chinese time. Of all the books we have, why did I choose this one? That’s because I loved this book the first time I saw it in our local library. The story is simple...
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons – Story Read Aloud in Chinese and English
The week's story read aloud is Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. This post is as a result of the overwhelming response and downloads I received from my last blog post: Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes. I never expected that I’d see that many downloads –...
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes – Story Read Aloud in Chinese and English
Are you struggling to find a bilingual copy of the storybook Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes in English and Chinese? Or, even if you did manage to find a bilingual copy, there was no Chinese Pinyin in it! Also, let’s face it. Books are expensive! I bought the...
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