montessori-aligned toddler books Archives

Library Books Review #1

I find it hard to navigate our public library, especially when I’m looking for Montessori-aligned toddler books in Mandarin. So moving forward, Í will keep track of the Montessori-aligned books I borrowed that I recommend here on this blog. Hope it will be useful for your reference as well. For context, my toddler is around 2.5 years old. The posts will cover a mix of English and Mandarin books.

I included links to Amazon so you can buy at your convenience the English and Chinese versions of the books (where available). I get a tiny commission when you click through the links and make a purchase. It doesn’t increase your cost on Amazon but it does help you give me a tiny “tip” so to speak, which eventually accumulates enough to treat me to a coffee or two. :P

Now, let’s get started!

6 Montessori-aligned toddler library books reviewed banner

1. 高高兴兴说再见 (Bye-Bye Time)

高高兴兴说再见 book cover. This book is translated from Bye-Bye Time by Elizabeth Verdick — **高高兴兴说再见** translated from **Bye-Bye Time** by Elizabeth Verdick

Leopard in Mumbai – Picture book review

By weliveinaflat

On September 24, 2021

In 3 - 6 years, 31 months -, Care of the environment, Montessori-aligned English books

What if a leopard escaped from a national park and headed into the city? Leopard in Mumbai seems to be a book written to answer this.

Leopard in Mumbai picture book cover. Written by Lubaina Bandukwala and illustrated by Allen Shaw. — Leopard in Mumbai. Written by Lubaina Bandukwala and illustrated by Allen Shaw.

simple mid-autumn festival song for toddlers

月儿圆圆 – A Simple Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Song for Toddlers

By weliveinaflat

On September 20, 2021

In 3 - 6 years, 31 months -, Books & Language, Montessori-aligned printables

Lately, Little P has been making up his own nonsense chinese lyrics to go with tunes that he knows. In this post, I would like to share with you – 月儿圆圆 – a simple Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Song for those of you whose toddlers love singing!

When it comes to helping my little one be comfortable and confident in speaking his mother tongue, the three main things I find helpful for me are:

Modeling speaking the Chinese language by itself (i.e. no mixing with English/Singlish) 95% of the time
Singing songs to him in Chinese
Reading lots of Chinese books with him.

Therefore, besides a song relevant to the occasion, in the later part of the post I will also detail some of the books we are reading this Mid-Autumn Festival week!

Let’s get started!

Why did the pangolin cross the road? Singapore toddler book

A Book about Pangolins in Singapore in Chinese & English

By weliveinaflat

On August 29, 2021

In Books & Language, Care of the environment, Montessori-aligned Chinese books, Montessori-aligned English books

On our last visit to the Singapore Zoo, we picked up this book about native pangolins in Singapore. August is the month we celebrate National Day so it seems appropriate to revisit one of our native animals this month.