This is a book app that can be enjoyed as a standalone app or as a complement to our bestselling Learn Chinese books.
Created by our Emmy Award-winning team, SHAPES Learn Chinese Books app is an entertaining and fun way to experience Chinese books for kids. between 3 to 8.
The first book – The Grumpy Tree - is absolutely free of charge. It retells a famous fable from India about a Grump Tree who wants to be left alone. He doesn’t even want his friends around him! Will he be able to cope all by himself?
If your child enjoys reading this book, you can click to buy the rest of the books right within the app.
Each story comes with 18 pages of beautiful illustrations.
The stories are written in large fonts for easy reading.
Hanyu Pinyin for selected words is included for enhanced learning.
Kids can choose to read the stories themselves or have the sotires read to them.
All stories are read by professional Mandarin speakers.
The stories have strong focus on moral values and friendship.
Comes with one free video in Mandarin.
Includes flashcards of selected difficult words with English and Mandarin pronouciations.
You can also buy the full set of books from http://www.learnchinesebooks.com
*About the Other Stories*
*Orangutan and the Monkeys 猩猩和猴子*
From the jungles of Malaysia comes this heart-warming tale of unconditional love and acceptance. A baby Orangutan is adopted by a family of monkeys and soon realises he’s not like his brothers and sisters. Can he accept his differences and finally learn to love himself?
*The Kangaroo and the Wombat 袋鼠和袋熊*
Joey the Kangaroo helps out an old wombat one day but does not realise that one act of kindness will result in an ever-lasting gift! Let’s dive deep into the deserts of the Australian outback to find out what that special gift is!
*The Ant and the Chrysalis 蚂蚁和蝶蛹*
Two little ants come across an interesting object one day, but it was their unselfish act of kindness that eventually saved another being and themselves too! Find out in this classic Aesop favourite!
*The Teal Deer 蓝色的小鹿*
Teal Deer loves his spectacular shiny blue coat of fur and refuses to play in the mud with his new friend. Find out how he gets out of a dangerous situation in this exciting story set in the plains of Kazahkstan.
*The Lion and the Mouse 狮子和老鼠*
Sometimes the smallest mercies can become lifesavers. And sometimes those lifesavers can come in the form of a little mouse! Enjoy this wonderful adaptation of the classic Aesop fable.