audiobooks Archives • CHALK Academy

Sagebooks: The Books That Helped My Children Learn to Read Chinese

By Betty
February 25, 2020

Sagebooks is an excellent curriculum that uses spaced repetition and short stories to teach kids how to read 500 Chinese characters and basic sentences. Simplified and traditional Chinese versions are available.

5 Ways My Child and I Learn Chinese from Audiobooks

By Betty
January 22, 2020

Chinese audiobooks have significantly improved our Chinese speaking and reading skills. Here are tips on how to choose and use audiobooks to boost fluency and literacy!

Best Chinese Lunar New Year Books and Audiobooks for Kids!

By Betty
January 4, 2020

Celebrate Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) with the best children's books and audiobooks for kids in Chinese and English!

Luka Reading Robot is a Game Changer for Bilingual Chinese-English Speaking Families

By Betty
November 6, 2019

Can't read Chinese or need a break? Luka Reading Robot can read thousands of Chinese books to your children and sing Chinese songs, too!

Multilingual Books for Kids: Meet the Creator of Madeleine Editions

By Betty
May 29, 2019

Madeleine Editions is a multilingual, multimedia publisher that specializes in charming Tales in Music for children ages 3-7. Eva Lou, the creator, shares her passion for creating unique eBooks and behind-the-scenes production process.

Chinese Reading Pen: 樂樂文化 Le Le Chinese (Simplified & Traditional)

By Betty
March 22, 2019

We love the 樂樂文化 Le Le Chinese Reading Pen system, which teaches 1000+ traditional or simplified characters through 300 stories! My kids love the stories, and the reading pen is so helpful for non-fluent families.

Chinese Christmas Book Review: 一个不能没有礼物的日子 (Book + CD)

By Betty
December 3, 2018

一个不能没有礼物的日子 is a touching Chinese Christmas story about a bear family that finds joy in discovering gifts of familiar items. The book comes with a CD and has a wonderful message for children.

Websites and Apps with FREE Multilingual books for Kids

By Betty
December 2, 2018

The best websites and apps with free narrated multilingual books including stories in Chinese, English, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Korean!

Chinese Library Series – Simplified Chinese Readers with Pinyin & English

By Betty
November 28, 2018

Chinese Graded Readers of the Chinese Library Series is an excellent set of books for beginner Chinese learners. Pinyin & English translations accompany the simplified Chinese text.

Rhythm and Tones: Inventive Chants and Songs for Learning Chinese

By Betty
November 3, 2018

Rhythm and Tones: Chants and Songs for Learning Chinese is a fantastic book and CD for families starting the Mandarin Chinese learning journey!

How to Use 喜马拉雅 Ximalaya FM When You Can’t Read Chinese

By Betty
October 26, 2018

Ximalaya has thousands of free audiobooks, but the entire program is in Chinese. Here's how to use Ximalaya if you can't read Chinese!

The Best Free Chinese Audiobooks for Kids on Ximalaya 喜马拉雅

By Betty
October 21, 2018

Ximalaya 喜马拉雅 is an app and website with free Chinese audiobooks for children! Bookmark these amazing narrators and popular Chinese books to enjoy with your kids!

Taoshu Chinese Story Books and Narrated CDs for Children

By Betty
July 18, 2018

Taoshu books are based on a popular Singaporean cartoon. The series has large font Chinese characters and nice audio narration - great for beginner readers!

Chinese Picture Books with Audio CDs by Heryin Publishing (VIDEO)

By Betty
June 28, 2018

A collection of meaningful picture books written in simplified and traditional Chinese. The bilingual CD is in Mandarin and English with pleasant classical music in the background.

识字儿歌 Chinese Word Songs Books + CD: Review

By Betty
April 10, 2018

识字儿歌 (Word Songs) have wonderful Chinese nursery rhymes for beginner learners. Mandarin audio CD helps teach common vocabulary.

Greenfield 我自己会读: Chinese Books That Gave My Child Reading Confidence

By Betty
February 11, 2018

The Greenfield 我自己会读 I Can Read series has 96 short, humorous children's stories that are illustrated beautifully and build reading confidence. The CDs give exposure to native Mandarin or Cantonese. In addition, workbooks and flashcards are included.