Summer is almost over and so are the days just goofing off and sleeping and waking late.  It's time to brush up on one's Chinese again and it wouldn't hurt to pick up a book or two and practice reading Chinese characters!  If it's the first time for you to take a Chinese subject this school year, it wouldn't hurt to know some words already, right?

Some books are for practicing reading Chinese.  There are also books in English you might find interesting.  Plus, you might need some help so I included some dictionaries you can consult when you go through this


Back to School Reading List (mixed ages and levels)

In Chinese

Greedy Puppy. Simplified Chinese Chinese, Pinyin, English. Paperback
The Pipi's Go for a Picnic (Wo Xihuan Series), Simplified, Softcover. 36 pages
A Hankie For The Wild Bunny (Wo Zhen Bang Series) Simplified, Softcover. 36 pages
Chinese Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes 

	Buzz Off I'm Busy, (Busy Bugz Pop-up Series) in Traditional and English

The Frog in the Well - Hard Cover. Traditional and Simplified Chinese and English 
A Red Gourd (Masterpieces of Chinese Children's Literature), Simplified/English, Hardcover. 53 pages

	Greek Mythology #10: Orpheus and Eurydice. Simplified Chinese. Softcover.

The Mouse Bride, Hardcover Book
The Making of the Monkey King 

	Seven Magic Brothers Bilingual in English and Chinese - Traditional Characters

Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China 


In English


I Hate English by Ellen Levin 
Look What Came From China by Miles Harvey. English. Softcover.
The Great Voyage of Zheng He, Bilingual Book 
The Lost Horse: A Chinese Folktale by Ed Young
Julie Black Belt, The Kung Fu Chronicles, Oliver Chen, English, Hardcover, 36 pages 
The Seven Chinese Sisters 

Dictionaries and References

Chinese English Dictionary with Pictures by Milet (Chinese/English), Traditional Chinese 

Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters, Simplified, Paperback 

Concise English-Chinese Romanized Dictionary by James C. Quo, 316 pages