Bao & Bun's Bilingual Journey

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Watching my kids’ Chinese reading progress over the past years really reminded me how much kids need frequent reading practice to keep improving. I often hear other parents say it’s hard to find time to read with their kids and I totally get it, especially as they get older and busier. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSnIDS7kUeB/ A Turning Point? Found this by accident. Little bun’s reflection on our past summer Taiwan trip. Unboxing our new magazine subscription. Newtonkids. When Chinese Reading Turns Into Leisure Avoid screen? These books can read itself and it’ll read both Chinese & English to you and your kids. You can find it @nypl New York Public Library and search Read-Along Book and filter with Mandarin. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR2Bhk-Ef6N/ I wanted to share a series my kids have been especially obsessed with lately: The Manga Biographies of Great Figures published by Wild Man Publishing. This series is translated from Japanese, and the artwork is very elegant. Many of the stories start from these historical figures’ childhoods. My kids’ favorite is the Marie Curie volume, which talks about the period when Poland was occupied by other countries and how young Marie Curie was forced to learn Russian. I think this is a wonderful way for children to learn history—not by directly teaching historical events, but by showing how history changed people’s everyday lives through personal stories.