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.
Category: 3 – 6 years
小饼干的大道理 (Cookies: Bite-sized Life Lessons) seems to be that book that tries to help children understand abstract concepts through baking cookies.
Most of it might fly over the head of young toddlers like 2.5 year old Little P but we still like cookies anyway. Hah!
Note: There are human-like animals in this book. Looking for realistic Montessori-aligned books instead? Escape here!
If not, read on. ;)
The following photos will help you understand the style of the book – 小饼干的大道理 (Cookies: Bite-sized Life Lessons) – as it follows the same format throughout.
A fantastical tale of bad influences and how a superhero saves the day with kicks and punches – and yes, 牙齿一家和牙刷超人 is about brushing teeth.
Looking for realistic Montessori-aligned books instead? Escape here!
If not, read on.
Right from the start Omori Hiroko’s picture book paints a trippy picture of teeth that actually moves at will in your mouth. Having fun. Just like little children.
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!
