Teaching Chinese at Home

[Busymom]

tamarind:

HyperKiasu:

[quote=\"tamarind\"]I also encountered many problems with Citibank visa, though I managed to order successfully a few times. The problem is with the Citibank server. I canceled the cards already.


Now I am using DBS Amex card, it is very easy to order with these cards. Remember to try once only, just ignore the error message.

Hi, Tamarind,

just received books from dangdang yesterday....

my kids are very excited about the books and the quality of the books are better than expected....

my son who once told me he hated chinese, last night 一口气 read two books of '不一样的卡梅拉', it is the first CHinese Books that he read independently (though he needed my help for some words he didn't know)....my daughter completed one simpler book at one go as well....

i am very happy and think i will place a new order from dangdang for those books in your updated blog....

thanks again.... :thankyou:

It's my pleasure to share good books with other parents [/quote]And my kids really love 小猫当当. Thanks for the recommendation.

[tamarind]

Busymom,

You are welcome


Dear all,
I have bought more books from dangdang while I was in China. I will be adding more good books to my blog soon

http://tamarindvillage.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-to-raise-bilingual-child.html

[jemlth]

Hi,


would like to suggest a Chinese play that is worth watching in Singapore and highly recommended for kids to get to be interested in Chinese. It is the story of 孙悟空 and 白骨精, a very familiar story for most of us. They had performed this in the Huayi festival 2009 and received positive feedback and they are back this year. There are not many children Chinese plays around. So, would really encourage parents out there to bring your kids down.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9RoxqTJ9F8

Ticketing info can be found here http://www.papermonkey.com.sg/

[Charmaine_chong]

Dear All,


Please check out how this mommy teaching chinese in a fun way.

http://myplayschool.net/%E5%9B%9B%E4%BA%94%E5%BF%AB%E8%AF%BB-book-1-lesson-1/

[Brenda10]

Hi Tamarind



Yesterday, I spent some time read through one of the 笑猫日记 that I bought quite some time ago and found it really interesting and its come with a lot of good words like 啄磨，佼佼者， 先知先觉 etc

This book has 154 pages (with some nice drawing in between) and so happy dd manage to read about 54 pages and she requested me to get the other 8 -9 books.

Thank you for your recommedation in all these wonderful CL story books.

[tamarind]

Brenda10:

Hi Tamarind



Yesterday, I spent some time read through one of the 笑猫日记 that I bought quite some time ago and found it really interesting and its come with a lot of good words like 啄磨，佼佼者， 先知先觉 etc

This book has 154 pages (with some nice drawing in between) and so happy dd manage to read about 54 pages and she requested me to get the other 8 -9 books.

Thank you for your recommedation in all these wonderful CL story books.

Hi Brenda10,
You are welcome

My daughter is now reading 幸福的鸭子, a book in the 笑猫日记 series. She enjoyed it very much and often laughed when she was reading. The writing of the book is equivalent to adult books in the choice of words.

However, note that one or two of the books are quite dark, like in one book, the cat's youngest baby died shortly after childbirth, and the cat family spent a long time grieving. So parents who have kids who are very sensitive, you may want to pre-read each book first. You may want to keep the books with themes of death, etc, to when the child is older (like in secondary school).

[Brenda10]

tamarind:

Hi Brenda10,

You are welcome

My daughter is now reading 幸福的鸭子, a book in the 笑猫日记 series. She enjoyed it very much and often laughed when she was reading. The writing of the book is equivalent to adult books in the choice of words.

However, note that one or two of the books are quite dark, like in one book, the cat's youngest baby died shortly after childbirth, and the cat family spent a long time grieving. So parents who have kids who are very sensitive, you may want to pre-read each book first. You may want to keep the books with themes of death, etc, to when the child is older (like in secondary school).

Hi Tamarind

So happen this was the 1st book: 小猫出生在秘密山洞 that we read. DD is aware of 生离死别 is a path everyone has to go through. As such just learn to be happy and treasure what ever is with her.

BTW, she has left 40+ pages to go and I will get in the rest a.s.a.p. since she likes it.

She also told me some of her classmates who are very good in CL compo. also reading these serial of books.

[Leicestergal]

tamarind:

Busymom,

You are welcome


Dear all,
I have bought more books from dangdang while I was in China. I will be adding more good books to my blog soon

http://tamarindvillage.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-to-raise-bilingual-child.html

Hi tamarind,

Thanks for all your recommendations, just want to say you are a great help to us mummies here in UK, trying our best to fan the fire of a love for chinese in our kids.. :love:

[tamarind]

Leicestergal:

tamarind:

Busymom,

You are welcome


Dear all,
I have bought more books from dangdang while I was in China. I will be adding more good books to my blog soon

http://tamarindvillage.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-to-raise-bilingual-child.html

Hi tamarind,

Thanks for all your recommendations, just want to say you are a great help to us mummies here in UK, trying our best to fan the fire of a love for chinese in our kids.. :love:

Hi Leicestergal,
I am glad to know that you find my recommendations helpful

[tamarind]

Brenda10:

tamarind:

Hi Brenda10,

You are welcome

My daughter is now reading 幸福的鸭子, a book in the 笑猫日记 series. She enjoyed it very much and often laughed when she was reading. The writing of the book is equivalent to adult books in the choice of words.

However, note that one or two of the books are quite dark, like in one book, the cat's youngest baby died shortly after childbirth, and the cat family spent a long time grieving. So parents who have kids who are very sensitive, you may want to pre-read each book first. You may want to keep the books with themes of death, etc, to when the child is older (like in secondary school).

Hi Tamarind

So happen this was the 1st book: 小猫出生在秘密山洞 that we read. DD is aware of 生离死别 is a path everyone has to go through. As such just learn to be happy and treasure what ever is with her.

BTW, she has left 40+ pages to go and I will get in the rest a.s.a.p. since she likes it.

She also told me some of her classmates who are very good in CL compo. also reading these serial of books.

Hi Brenda,
It is good that your DD is matured enough to read these books