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“Little Bun – A Bilingual Storybook About Feelings” (Chinese/English) Review

ByMaria Adcock
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Note: Thank you to Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett for providing a copy to review. All opinions are my own.

Little Bun Cover

A Bilingual Book Supporting Social-Emotional Skills

Little Bun – A Bilingual Storybook about Feelings, written by author and bilingual teacher Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett (a.k.a. Miss Panda Chinese) and her daughter Emily Blodgett, is a much-needed book for little ones. Young kids don’t always know how to express their big feelings. This book can help them to verbalize what they’re feeling inside.

This bilingual book includes English, Simplified Chinese, and Pinyin (the Romanization system for Mandarin Chinese). There are many bilingual English/Chinese books that teach everyday vocabulary words (numbers, colors, etc.). But there are few that address social-emotional learning which is so important in childhood development.

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Young readers will learn 12 key feeling words and learn how to identify and share their feelings with proper vocabulary. In turn, parents, educators, and caregivers will be able to acknowledge and help support children’s feelings.

Adorable illustrations created by Emily Blodgett bring Little Bun to life through fun and soothing pastel colors and character expressions.

Resources

The back of the book includes a glossary of expressions in both English and Pinyin. For Mandarin learners, a QR code provides online audio reading support. The book also lists discussion questions to help facilitate further conversations about feelings and cultural awareness.

Bicultural Mama Little Bao

Little Bun – A Bilingual Storybook about Feelings is ideal for children ages 2 to 6 years ago whether they’re learning Mandarin Chinese or hearing it for the first time. Feelings are universal in any language. Through bilingual and cultural content, this book helps kids to become global citizens within the multicultural world around them.

Where to Purchase Little Bun [CLOSED]

Find Little Bun – A Bilingual Storybook about Feelings on Amazon (Hardcover, Paperback, and Kindle versions are available).

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About the Authors

Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett is the founder of Miss Panda Chinese and the host of the Playful Chinese podcast. She is also the Chinese language consultant for NETFLIX Word Party dual language seasons. Amanda is known as “Miss Panda.” She has taught ESL and the Chinese language to learners on four continents. She guides children to play in Mandarin, acquire early Chinese literacy, and connect with Chinese culture.

Her audio streaming album, Let’s Learn Mandarin Chinese with Miss Panda! has guided thousands of parents and educators to introduce everyday Chinese to young children. Amanda’s newest bilingual picture book, Little Bun, is co-authored with and illustrated by her daughter. She is also the author of First Mandarin Sounds: An Awesome Chinese Word Book. Amanda is passionate about making the Chinese language and culture accessible. She is a parent with two bilingual TCKs.

Amanda graduated from universities in Taiwan, and Austin, Texas with a background in international communications and bilingual education. She is certified 5/5 in the Chinese language by the Foreign Service Institute, Department of State. She currently lives in Washington D.C. with her husband and two teens.

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Emily Blodgett is the co-author and illustrator of Little Bun – A Bilingual Storybook about Feelings. She is Amanda’s daughter and is currently a high school student. Emily loves animals and enjoys creating art. Emily has a trilingual cat and a bilingual parakeet, both of whom can do many tricks.

When Amanda and Emily were working on this book late at night, they often asked each other (in Mandarin) about the dishes they wanted to have on their next trip to Taiwan. These fun conversations always made them very hungry This project marks a milestone on their bilingual journey that started over 15 years ago.

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