My first choice is Long Is A Dragon - Chinese Writing for Kids by Peggy Goldstein is a fun book that is a great read even if you are not learning Chinese Characters.

• It's fun to see how the Chinese characters evolved.
  
• It shows for example a picture of an ox (with the horns), then the ancient Chinese Symbol that has a curved stroke that looks like a horn, and the current version that does not.
  
• The book also shows you the stroke order
• And explains what happens when you combine two words. Electricity and language, results in telephone.
• The end of the book includes some scrolls that people put on their walls.

It's a great book and a fun activity is get a brush and paper, and have your child do some Chinese Characters for fun! This is also a great book for class room activities.

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