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Please tag @MINALEARNSCHINESE on Instagram and leave a review on Amazon.
It’ll mean so much, thank you!
"This is my daughter, Mina! She is half Italian, half Vietnamese. Earlier this summer, I was searching for books with her name in it and came across your series. Since she was about to have her first birthday, I chose “My Birthday Cake”. She LOVES this book!! This is a picture of her reading her favorite page, she loves to sing happy birthday and clap at the end. She also loves to point at Mina’s daddy in the book and say dada! I can’t wait to buy her more of these books! I am so excited for my daughter to not only have books with her name in them, but also books representing the Asian American community. Thank you for creating these stories!"
elizabethrose320
on My Birthday Cake
on My Birthday Cake
"Growing up Taiwanese American, I had little exposure to books from authors like me. The stories I read were not diverse. I’ve been a fan of @minalearnschinese since her Kickstarter to launch this bilingual children’s book, which comes in both an English only version and a traditional Chinese version. I also have to admit, I am a major boba milk tea lover. To the point that my friends give me boba themed gifts for my birthday, or treat me to boba when I’m having a rough day. That’s why I’m so obsessed with this book, which combines an author from my same background and one of my favorite drinks! Also, the illustrations by @dhiditsiiid are darling and make me smile so much."
whodiny
on I Love BOBA! written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
on I Love BOBA! written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
"Our first book from Katrina Liu (@minalearnschinese) Corgi State of Mind is the cutest positive affrimation kids book. Love the realistic pictures & the cute corgi. I can’t wait to read more books from Katrina Liu."
boby.pippi
on Corgi State of Mind written in English
on Corgi State of Mind written in English
"The book we love so much, we got it twice!!!! I love all the Mina Learns Chinese books! I am Taiwanese and my parents moved my family to the states when I was in middle school. I never saw anything I could relate to growing up in the US. I can keep my Taiwanese culture alive with my kids and the books are great. Such interesting stories, colorful pages and engaging even for my teenage step kids! My younger two love it because they can see the items we eat and drink in the books they love! Thank you so much for creating books that can keep my mother tongue and language alive!"
mhshotts
on I Love BOBA! written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
on I Love BOBA! written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
"My son reading a Gift for Popo with his Popo! I love that this book is bilingual so his great grandma (Bok Bok), who only speaks Toishanese can also read to him. So special! Thanks @minalearnschinese His first Christmas list definitely includes the rest of your books!"
aprettyseachelle
on A Gift for Popo written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
on A Gift for Popo written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
"B can’t read yet but he loves listening to bedtime stories and nursery songs in Chinese! I love that this book includes traditional characters, pinyin, and English - a hard combo to find!"
Jeyferr
on I Love BOBA! written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
on I Love BOBA! written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
"Very excited that Leia was able to actually read this book together with Popo. We are on vacation and had popo meet us in Hawaii and I got the book just before we left so I brought it with me!!"
tiffanyloo29
on A Gift for Popo written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
on A Gift for Popo written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
"E’s appreciation for flowers (even in books!) begins early 💓 Love the bright photos in our @minalearnschinese book - she loves turning the pages, pointing at everything, and having me read vocab in both Chinese & English!"
littletwiggies
on A Colorful World written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
on A Colorful World written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
"Our family loves bilingual books. Well okay tbrh when we read books, we don't read the English but have to translate to Cantonese. So when bilingual books are published like this one and many others that have come out recently, it saves me/my husband the need to code switch/translate the story. We can just read or at least attempt to read the Chinese."
nelehj09
on I Love BOBA! written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
on I Love BOBA! written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
"We have a couple of Katrina Liu’s books and we love them all! It’s great to see some wonderful bilingual books for children these days. The illustrations are beautiful and these books capture the attention of our 2 year old. What I love most is that my daughter can read them with her grandma who speaks to her mostly in Chinese. These books are treasured in our home!"
azadahsu
on I Love BOBA! written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
on I Love BOBA! written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
"Sharing another favorite bilingual book by @minalearnschinese - A Colorful World! This is the book I gift most to my Chinese-American friends with babies because of the real-life photos and vivid colors. C loves pointing out her favorite photos - animals and desserts. Apparently she likes red popcicles, but she likes purple popcicles more"
mel.the.mom
on A Colorful World written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
on A Colorful World written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
“When my daughter was a new crawler, she would crawl across the room to come sit with me to read the book when she heard me say 真無聊。我今天該做什麼呢？ This is seriously her favorite book! She has the whole story memorized. Whenever I say anything from the book in real life, like 聽起來很好玩, she looks for the book and wants to read it together! (Which just happened) 😂 📖”
Samantha Mikels
on Mina's Scavenger Hunt written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
on Mina's Scavenger Hunt written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
"We just read I Love Boba by @minalearnschinese and it's the cutest bilingual book ever! It celebrates🧋and its origin, 🇹🇼! We always talk about Taiwan, but today was the first time they actually saw an illustration of Taiwan. Actually seeing an illustration of 🇹🇼 made them so interested in learning about where our family came from and where daddy, 婆婆, 公公, 奶奶 and 阿祖 and so many more family members were born! We can't wait to take them back one day! For now, we will just drink boba and miss Taiwan like crazy!"
jenjenchenlin
on I Love BOBA! written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
on I Love BOBA! written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English
"My daughter has been learning Mandarin for the past 4 months and has been loving it. When I found these books by Katrina Liu I was elated. The fact that it’s written in English, Chinese and pinyin helps me, but what I love most is that her grandpa (Gong Gong) can read with her. She loves reading and learning new words and this enforces her learning. Gotta love that! The story is also cute and well written. I have all 3 of Katrina’s books and none disappoint!"
Dolce F. N.
on I Love My Grandpa written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
on I Love My Grandpa written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
"Beautiful, kid-friendly book about emotions. Sweet family story. Great for Chinese learning. I love Katrina Liu's book. They have such a sweet storyline that all kids can relate to. I love that the book has pinyin which enables my daughter to read and pronounce the characters. This book talks about emotions which is such an important topic. The beautiful illustrations and dialogues help me in explaining the different emotions to my children. I appreciate that Katrina makes the books available in both Traditional and Simplified form. The characters and writings are easy to read. Such a wonderful Chinese-learning book. My daughter loves it a lot and she can't wait to collect more Mina books."
K. Ung
on Mina's Ups and Downs written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
on Mina's Ups and Downs written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
"This is my favorite of the three Mina books so far. Looking forward to collect more from this author. I love the educational and fun concept of the scavenger game to keep Mina busy. This book is perfect for young children. The illustration is really cute. Most importantly, i love the pinyin. It is very helpful for parents (like myself) who do not read Chinese. I began teaching my two year old to recognize Chinese characters. This book is a great resource. She points at characters that she has learned. I really really love the story in this book. It flows very well. I was very impressed with how thought out the story told and narrated. You must check it out! Highly recommend."
TeresaAndYou
on Mina's Scavenger Hunt written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
on Mina's Scavenger Hunt written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
"I love this book so much! I purchased it for my children's grandpa. He was so touched and started to read with my children right away even though he does not know how to read in Chinese. The dialogue was so cute between the little girl and her grandfather. The author is so creative and her storyline is sweet and touching, including every day life occurrences, making it relatable to little kids. I was looking for Chinese learning books because I wanted to also teach my daughter Mandarin. I was so happy when I found Katrina's books. The text is easy to read and my daughter loves that it has Pinyin to help her pronounce the characters. Katrina's books are highly recommended and she even includes audio reading which is so helpful since I don't know much Mandarin myself. You won't be disappointed. I am such a fan! I have three of her books so far. Looking forward to her future works."
K. Ung
on I Love My Grandpa written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
on I Love My Grandpa written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
"Finally found a book that my parents can read to Barrett. Thank you @minalearnschinese for writing a book in traditional Chinese."
tiffy2988
on I Love My Grandpa
on I Love My Grandpa
"Thank you @minalearnschinese for helping us start her young. [She's] enjoying her first Chinese book with her Yee Ma. My hope is to help Hayden become multilingual in both Cantonese and Mandarin."
haydenlinhung
on Mina's First Day of School written in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin & English
on Mina's First Day of School written in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin & English
"Jase’s turn to read me a bedtime story.... this book is AMAZING!! It is fun to be able to read together in Chinese and English ❤️ 谢谢 Xièxiè"
juliaherrera1
on Mina's First Day of School written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin & English
on Mina's First Day of School written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin & English
"In LOVE with this book!!! Check it out! @minalearnschinese The story is soooo sweet!!!"
lets.celebrate.learning
on Mina's First Day of School written in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin & English
on Mina's First Day of School written in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin & English
"The book includes easy yet practical phrases to use in school and in a toddler’s daily life. Pinyin is included for easy learning, even for parents who don’t speak Chinese. Fina loves reading this book because it relates to her school life and she loves all the colorful illustrations."
finaandgemma
on Mina's First Day of School written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin & English
on Mina's First Day of School written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin & English
"My sweet daughter who had pulled out a book from the shelf and started to quietly “read” it on her own!"
firrend
on Mina's First Day of School
on Mina's First Day of School
"[ Auntie bought me a new book!! I’m going to learn Chinese! But I’m Mia, why is there an extra n in my name... 😀 ]"
one.cute.mf
on Mina's First Day of School written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin & English
on Mina's First Day of School written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin & English
"One of his Christmas gifts from 公公 婆婆!"
Loretta C.
on I Love My Grandpa written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
on I Love My Grandpa written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
"Finally received this book written by a fellow mama, @minalearnschinese! Can’t wait to read it with my daughter and teach her Chinese words in a fun way!"
wishahmon
on I Love My Grandpa
on I Love My Grandpa
"I cherish moments like this when we spend quality time together 📚 because I believe that knowledge is power. I want him to continue to learn his native language. This book makes learning Chinese fun and easy!😊"
wong.foodie
on Mina's Scavenger Hunt written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
on Mina's Scavenger Hunt written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
"I'm am Chinese American born in the US and unfortunately am unable to read Chinese characters. So trying to get my kids to read Chinese is hard especially if I can't read to them. There are very few books out there that include Pinyin and I love this series because I can actually read to my daughter. She loves reading about Mina's adventures and learning new words with mommy! Highly recommend any of Katrina's books for families like us!"
Cattack
on Mina's Scavenger Hunt written in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin and English
on Mina's Scavenger Hunt written in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin and English
"I am so grateful for this book! Our family loves to read, and my daughter has been learning Mandarin this year without having access to any bilingual books. There is so much vocabulary packed into a really fun story. It is not only a unique product, but just a great book overall."
Chrys D.
on Mina's Ups and Downs written in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin and English
on Mina's Ups and Downs written in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin and English
"Finally found a book that my parents can read to Barrett. Thank you @minalearnschinese for writing a book in traditional Chinese."
Zarraz L. Q.
on Mina's Ups and Downs written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
on Mina's Ups and Downs written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
"I am so grateful for this book! Our family loves to read, and my daughter has been learning Mandarin this year without having access to any bilingual books. There is so much vocabulary packed into a really fun story. It is not only a unique product, but just a great book overall."
Juliette H.
on Mina's First Day of School written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
on Mina's First Day of School written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English
"Our girls are learning Mandarin! I hope they know more than me very soon. I may need to sit in their classes and be a student too later. 😍"
joan.bang
on Mina's First Day of School
on Mina's First Day of School