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Originally Published in: Japan
Format: Paperback
Language: Simplified Chinese
Pages per book: 32
Lines per page: 1-4
Price per book: $6.06
For over 40 years, the original Japanese Little Brother Mouse 可爱的鼠小弟 (kě ài de shǔ xiǎo dì) series has been highly recommended by educators and loved by generations of children.
Join Little Brother Mouse and his adorable animal friends as they explore themes like sharing, friendship, and problem-solving. These charming stories spark laughter and curiosity, making young readers giggle — and come back for more!
The mostly black and white pencil sketch illustrations are simple yet vivid and expressive. The relatively large blank space on the pages helps to focus children's attention on the text and the main characters. The Chinese translation is very well done!
The amount of text on each page varies between 1 word and 4 short lines. Phrases and sentence structures are simple and repetitive, providing young children an effective, rewarding learning-to-read experience.
If your child is ready to recognize sight words, point your finger at each character as you read the stories. You may be surprised by how quickly your child will recognize some of those seemingly complicated Chinese characters! Your child may recognize an entire book and get to experience her first proud "I can read a book" moment with this Little Brother Mouse Series 可爱的鼠小弟!
The Little Brother Mouse is highly recommended for Children learning Chinese. Want to read about how families use this series to teach their children to read? Check JoJo co-founder Christine Yang's reading tips here.
This 8-book set contains books 1-8 of the 鼠小弟 paperback series. Click here to see Set II for books 9-16.
The books:
《想吃苹果的鼠小弟》(xiǎng chī píng guǒ de shǔ xiǎo dì) Little Brother Mouse Craves Apples
《鼠小弟,鼠小弟》(shǔ xiǎo dì, shǔ xiǎo dì) Little Brother Mouse, Little Brother Mouse
《打破杯子的鼠小弟》(dǎ pò bēi zi de shǔ xiǎo dì) Little Mouse Brother Broke the Mug
《鼠小弟和大象哥哥》(shǔ xiǎo dì hé dà xiàng gē gē) Little Brother Mouse and Big Brother Elephant
《鼠小弟和音乐会》(shǔ xiǎo dì hé yīn yuè huì) Little Brother Mouse and the Concert
《鼠小弟和松饼》(shǔ xiǎo dì hé sōng bǐng) Little Brother Mouse and Muffins
《鼠小弟,长大以后做什么》(shǔ xiǎo dì, zhǎng dà yǐhòu zuò shénme) Little Mouse Brother, What To Do When You Grow Up?
《怎么了呀, 鼠小弟?》(zěn me le ya shǔ xiǎo dì) What’s Wrong, Little Brother Mouse?
*PLEASE NOTE: LUKA does NOT read these books in Chinese*
Is my child ready for this set?
"Read to me":
Ages 0+ will enjoy having these books read to them either by Luka® or a caregiver.
"Read by myself":
The limited text per page and the prevalence of common language make it a good "bridge book" for readers. The involved plot and detailed illustrations will capture the interest of experienced readers ages 3+.
Happy learning!