Cute Chinese easy reader for absolute beginners. Today is Herbert's birthday, and he has invited his friends from all over the world. He looks forward to the presents, but his friends seem to have misunderstood his birthday wish list...

This is a happy book with colorful illustrations, written in simple Chinese and containing only 46 different (unique) words. Ideal for absolute beginners.

Specifications

• first-year Chinese reader
• in simplified characters
• less than 100 unique characters
• characters are color coded, indicating the pronunciation tones
• no glossary

Information for teachers

Find out more about teaching Chinese through novels and comprehensible input at Terry Waltz's blog and Ignite Language.