Simple, joyful Chinese stories to read aloud together.

The 毛毛虫系列 Caterpillar Series is part of Marshall Cavendish Education's Learning Chinese With Fun programme. The full series runs to 24 readers across three graded levels, eight books in each. Vocabulary builds gently from one level to the next, so children meet new words at a pace they can manage.

The stories are set in places children already know — the playground, the bus, the bedroom — which makes them easy to relate to and easy to talk about afterwards. Across the series the books cover colours, transport, comparing tall and short, heavy and light, and everyday habits.

Each book ends with a reading guide giving page-by-page pointers, so you can lead the reading even if your own Chinese is rusty.

Aligned to YCT Level 1.

The eight titles in Level 3

• 毛毛虫 (Caterpillar)
• 还有谁要上巴士 (Who Else Wants to Get on the Bus?)
• 爱丢东西的小猴子 (The Careless Little Monkey)
• 我喜欢 (I Like)
• 跳 (Jump)
• 小康生气了 (Xiao Kang Is Angry)
• 如果你给大象穿衣服 (If You Dressed an Elephant)
• 美妙的音乐 (Wonderful Music)

Also available: Level 1 and Level 2.