Book News: Teach Chinese to Kids January 15, 2009 / / News
They say “write from what you know,” especially as a new author. CHRIS LIN is taking that literally, but in more ways than one. He has created a series of children’s books, MANDY AND PANDY, from the first-hand experience of fathering his adopted Chinese daughter, Amanda. And he is writing in his adopted language, Chinese, because he loves the language, and sincerely wants his daughter to know her heritage in a way that can only come from speaking its tongue. It’s a lovely back story, and we wish Chris and Mandy, and Mandy and Pandy, all the very best!
10% of all the Internet book sales of the Mandy and Pandy series will be donated to the orphanage where Chris first met and adopted his daughter. For more information (and some adorable pictures of the live Mandy!) please visit http://www.mandyandpandy.com.
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