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An Interview with Rob and Rachel of ThunderStone Books!

March 5, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

I’m so impressed with Monkey Gains His Powers, a Chinese/English bilingual picture book, by Will Strong and translated by Robert Noorda. I’m also very excited that it is the first in a series, and I look forward to seeing what comes next. I’m always looking for books in Mandarin that will get my sons interested in and curious about learning Chinese — and Monkey Gains His Powers does just that. Monkey Gains His Powers is so well done and so much fun! […]

Categories: Bilingual Picture Books: Mandarin/English, Interview, Picture Books, Picture Books about Ancient China • Tags: Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Interview, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, ThunderStone Books

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Monkey Gains His Powers: A Chinese/English Bilingual Picture Book by Will Strong and Translated by Robert Noorda

March 1, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.  No other compensation was received.] Monkey Gains His Powers is the story of Sun WuKong, the Monkey King.  This stylish and energetic bilingual picture book is an eye-catching, upbeat, and dazzling way to introduce Sun Wukong — the main character from one of the four great classical Chinese novels, Journey of the West — and reinforce Chinese and English! (You can read more about Sun Wukong on Wikipedia.) Everything about this book […]

Categories: Bilingual Picture Books: Mandarin/English, Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Ancient China, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Bilingual Picture Books, Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Mandarin, Monkey Gains His Powers, Picture Books, Robert Noorda, ThunderStone Books, Will Strong

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The Dinner That Cooked Itself by J.C. Hysu and Kenard Pak

February 10, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.  No other compensation was received.] Everything about The Dinner That Cooked Itself  is delicious!  The story, the spellbinding illustrations, and its sweetly surprising ending are elegant and magical. The Dinner That Cooked Itself whisks you off to Ancient China and introduces you to concepts such as the five elements, Chinese animal archetypes, and identifying written Chinese characters.  Illustrated in predominantly browns, greens, and black tones with blue hues reserved for a magnificently magical […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Ancient China, Picture Books about Cooking, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Chinese, flying eye books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, J. C. Hsyu, Kenard Pak, kidlit, Mandarin Vocabulary, Picture Books, The Dinner That Cooked Itself

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