First Mandarin Sounds an awesome Chinese word book

Big News!

A debut children’s picture word book by Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett “Miss Panda” is now available worldwide!

There are two versions to choose from to fit your need.

Traditional Chinese. Pinyin, English edition

Simplified Chinese. Pinyin. English edition

Keep reading…there is also BONUS material.

The first step to early Mandarin Chinese literacy is learning the first words and sounds.

“First Mandarin Sounds” provides children, parents, and educators with a fun introduction to each of the thirty-seven essential sounds of the Mandarin Chinese language. Using playful words and basic sounds.

With vibrant illustrations, a “look & find” design, and complimentary audio support, “First Mandarin Sounds” helps readers connect the right Mandarin sounds with some of the most commonly-used Chinese words. This is a tool for parents to guide children to learn how to pronounce Mandarin words in Pinyin spelling accurately.

You can order from Amazon by clicking here. Traditional version. Simplified version.

Does Pinyin, the romanized Chinese words sound like the English alphabet? Not really. This picture word book shows you what the essential Pinyin spellings sound like in Mandarin with meaningful Chinese words that are relevant to your child’s daily life.

This children’s picture book is written in Chinese characters, Pinyin and English. Both Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese versions are available.

To further support the learning, There is bonus material of complimentary audio and playsheets for adult readers to guide children in learning the sounds and featured Chinese words in the book.

Read, play and learn! Let’s always keep learning fun.

First Mandarin Sounds is a totally amazing beginner’s guide to pronunciation in Mandarin Chinese. It ticks all of my boxes for a great resource for my homeschooling, non-native speaking, learns as you go, Mandarin classes as Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett, in her own unique way brings words and learning to life. I think kids of all ages would be helped with their Mandarin Lessons from this book, and love it! The illustrations are engaging and fun! If you are adding one new resource for your beginning Mandarin journey, for any age, this is the one I would suggest! –Jaye, goodreads

Miss Panda Chinese Joy of Learning for Everyone!

Everyday Chinese: Make a Phone Call

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Bilingual Parenting, Teaching Chinese to Children

make a phone call | Mandarin Chinese for kids | Miss Panda Chinese

Hello hello, anybody home? Who’s calling? E.T. It’s not a real phone call. This is a pretend call. My kids used to call me on their toy phone. It was a lot of fun. I asked them questions and they gave short and funny answers. How do you say, “hello, hello on the phone in Chinese?” one mom asked me. “It is 喂喂 wèi wèi in Mandarin,” I replied. The “hello” on the phone is different

Are You Coming?

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Bilingual Parenting, Teaching Chinese to Children

Mason asked me: “Are we going to eat it?” James said, ” I love lemon!” I told them we were going to make lemonade last week. It is always fun when fruit is involved in a lesson. It gives the kids an opportunity to try fruit that their friends like. They can also share their favorite fruit with their friends. I took the lemon out and asked the children to join me. “Are you coming?” as I

Getting Started

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Bilingual Parenting, Blog, Teaching Chinese to Children

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. -Zig Ziglar Alice is amazing. She does not speak Mandarin neither does her husband. But, her boy does. Actually this college freshman recently has decided to minor in Chinese. How did Alice manage to get it started for her boy? When she decided a few years ago that her boy should learn some Chinese she just started. Yes, that was really

Being Different or Being Unique

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Bilingual Parenting, Teaching Chinese to Children

Being different or being unique? The walk starts at the Third Street Promenade. Go and take a look if you are in Santa Monica. What is it? Farmers market. Not really. A place to shop. Yes, but there is more. Cafe and restaurants. Yes, but there is more than that. There are the iconic Dinosaur topiary sculptures and fountains that stand there for decades in Santa Monica, California. There are street performers. And, there is this cool

After A Busy Day

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Bilingual Parenting, Teaching Chinese to Children

Amy is tired. She had a busy long day at work. Finally, dinner is done and she just wants to take a break. Little Josh is playing with his sister, Mary. “Maybe, we can skip today,” Amy thought. Skip the Chinese routine that she has started a couple of weeks ago. Don’t skip it. Don’t! Keep it, even it is only 5 minutes. You can make it short and sweet for you and the kids. Try one

Dinosaurs are coming

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Bilingual Parenting, Teaching Chinese to Children

Donosaurs are coming | Miss Panda Chinese

“Dinosaurs are coming! They are coming!” “Come! Dinosaur Come! Come!” “Go! Dinosaur go! Go!” Kids are excited about the game. Last time, the boys told me they love dinosaurs. So, when they saw me taking out my “precious” collection they were thrilled. First, we talked about the names of the dinosaur and the dragon. These are 恐龍 kǒng lóng 恐龙, I pointed to the dinosaurs. “Are Chinese dragons called 恐龍 kǒng lóng 恐龙?” I asked them. “龍

Happy Mother’s Day I Love You Mom – Mandarin at Home

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Bilingual Parenting, Teaching Chinese to Children

Disclosure: “This post contains affiliate links. If you click and make a qualified purchase, Miss Panda Chinese will receive a small commission that will be used towards maintaining the site.” Happy Mother’s Day! 母親節快樂 mǔqīn jié kuàilè 母亲节快乐 is how we say “Happy Mother’s Day” in Mandarin. 母親 mǔqīn 母亲 is a respectful title for mother in Chinese. It is used in classical Chinese literature and it is a way to show respect to a mother from

Children’s Books for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Every Day

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Bilingual Parenting, Chinese Culture

Celebrating Asian Cultures with Children's Books |Miss Panda Chinese

Children’s books for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and every day! Great stories can engage children. Reading can take kids to explore the world through words and pictures. Heritage culture instills in your family. You and your children can celebrate it daily. Heritage culture on the basic level we hear the language and we taste the authentic food at home. However, it goes much deeper than that. With the heritage language children can communicate with people from

The Best Teacher Ever

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Bilingual Parenting, Teaching Chinese to Children

Kids were having a great time in the classroom before I left for my next class. There was an end of the year class party going on. After I finished the last class I quickly walked back to the second grade classroom. I saw John, one of the students, sobbing. John was standing next to Mrs. Watanabe. Red teary eyes. Tears. Now, he was crying. Crying so hard. Mrs. Watanabe was hugging him and trying to calm

There Might Be Fear

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Bilingual Parenting, Teaching Chinese to Children

Jane is the head coach for Science Olympia. She has an extensive engineer background and she wants to recruit parents to be coaches for the weekly after-school practice. These elementary school students who are sitting in the cafeteria for the first team meeting are excited. They are more interested in what they are going to do and what they are going to build than all the logistics parents are talking about. Tammy’s son is in the team.