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Along with our social media, our blog keeps you up-to-date with our stories. We want to share reviews of books and learning resources, educational activities and people’s language journeys. If you have a story you’d like to contribute, please email us directly! Let’s share our experiences to encourage cultural and lingual confidence!
Book Review: Daddy Goes To Work
Overall, Lü Jiang has pieced together a wonderfully imaginative commute - if only commutes were so fantastical and enjoyable! It does a great job with an impressionist art style and a simple story while conveying the dream-like imagination of the child narrator. We have certain reservations about the art style and some of the more fantastical parts of the story, but it doesn’t take away from the fact that this is a beautifully and thoughtfully crafted book!
Book Review: Does A Kangaroo Have A Mother Too?
Does A Kangaroo Have A Mother, Too? is a classic Eric Carle book told with classic Eric Carle art style and vibrancy. With many books of his, the art style is far from realistic. But we really love the repetitive sentence/question structures - it opens up the opportunity to learn new vocabulary and gain confidence in reading aloud.
The Play Dough Caterpillar 好玩的毛毛虫
You might not have known that The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle has been translated into over 60 languges! However, many of these translations are out of print or dangerously close to being out of print. That’s why translations are extortionately priced on sites like Amazon.
EU Luka Reading Robot Review
Ever since I found out about Luka, I’ve been dying to try one out. When I finally got hold of one, I started exploring how well it worked and the ways in which it could fit into our bilingual household. EU Luka is slightly different from China/US Luka but it still works well - mostly!