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Multilingual Books for Kids: Meet the Creator of Madeleine Editions

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.

3 Ways My Child and I Learn Chinese from Audiobooks

April 9, 2019

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!

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

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 New Year Books, Audiobooks, & Workbooks for Kids!

January 5, 2019

Chinese New Year holiday through books, audiobooks, and activity books for kids in Chinese and English! So many great books to learn about Spring Festival!

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

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

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

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

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

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!

Hundreds of Free Chinese Audiobooks for Children on Ximalaya 喜马拉雅

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

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)

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

April 10, 2018

识字儿歌 (Shìzì er gē / Word Songs) is a set of illustrated nursery rhymes and workbooks accompanied by a CD. I highly recommend this for children who are starting to learn Chinese. The simplified Chinese text is printed clearly with pinyin below each word.