A Mandarin bilingual, social emotional learning book for ages 0-5 | Written in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, and English
Quick Look
小猫咪学到了新本领: Kitty Learns a New Lesson is a story about children’s independence and responsibility. Let the relatable scenes between Mommy and Kitty encourage children to ask for help, while inspiring parents to practice gentle parenting.
小猫咪学到了新本领: Kitty Learns a New Lesson is written in Simplified Chinese with Pinyin pronunciation guide and English. It can be read in Mandarin.
Read-Along Video
The companion video in Mandarin will be available soon.
About This Book
This 18-page premium board book’s adorable illustrations and relatable dialogues will attract cat lovers and others alike. If you want to teach manners, etiquette, and respect with your child, who is overly excited about their newfound independence, and you find it a challenge to manage your own emotions — this book can help.
This book is written in Simplified Chinese and English. You can also explore other language versions of this title here.
All Duck Duck Books are printed using plant based ink on paper sourced from sustainable forests. This book is 100% written and designed by American People of Color.
Book dimensions: 6.5" x 6.5"
ISBN: 979-8-9855552-8-8
How to leverage this book at different ages to spark meaningful conversations:
If your child is under 1
Encourage your child to read by pointing out the adorable illustrations, and reading with a soothing voice. Be dramatic and fun. If you are up for it, try different voices and tones with the dialogues!
If your child is 1-2 years old
Read the simple phrases as they learn to talk. These positive phrases will become part of their vocabulary and will help guide them as they grow. Point out objects in the book to help them build vocabularies. Encourage them to act like the characters, and copy the emotions on their faces.
If your child is 3-5 years old
Open the discussion with your child. Ask them in each page: How does Kitty feel right now? Why does Kitty feel this way? Why does Mommy feel this way? What would you do if you are Kitty? All of these prompts help your little reader grow their vocabularies, and their abilities to identify and empathize with the character's emotions. This is also a great time to relate to situations you've experience in real life with your child, recount a time when there was conflict, and how you two resolved it together.
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