Nora, the middle child in her family, has her little problem - her little brother and big sister take up all the attention from her parents. What shall she do to gain the attention again? Yes, by making noise, lots of noise. It is a really well written and illustrated picture book.
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Jasmin flowers are well beloved flowers in China. It is not only the look of the flowers but also their fragrance thrill Chinese people. There is a famous folk song in China with the title of “Jasmin Flowers”. Here I would love to introduce the song. The singer is Zuying Song who [...]
Young children are interested in pets. They are keen on learning anything relevant to pets. I could not find right materials which are easy, fun and relate to learners, so I decided to create a book, featuring Chinese nursery rhymes / children’s poems. Little by little, I finished this book last year. I used it in my [...]
A naughty gorilla steals the keys from the sleeping zoo keeper. It frees all the animals from their cages and follows, together with others, the zoo keeper to his house and spends one night in his house. A very simple book with only a few different words, the vivid pictures tell the story. The [...]
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It is a book from Leo Lionni. A lovely book featuring 3 frogs who claim things theirs. According to Trev Jones, School Library Journal , “Although there’s not as much depth as in Frederick (1966) or as much whimsy as in Alexander. . . (1969, both Pantheon), this is still a fine choice for spring [...]
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Today I want to continue with our picture books in Chinese exploration. Today’s book is “Happy Birthday, Moon” (月亮生日快乐) by Frank Asch. When a bear finds out that the moon shares same birthday as his, he bought the moon a hat as a gift. This is a book which will bring you a feeling of [...]
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