“We’re going to launch a rocket and speak Chinese while doing it.” Soon, Angie started writing songs for the kids to sing. Charles says that before then, he had no idea his wife could ...

Since she began writing and illustrating for children in 1999, Lin has published more than 20 books, all featuring characters of color, most of whom share her Chinese heritage. Her latest novel ...

China's Education Ministry wants children to spend more time ... "The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture," she reasons. "Students must learn now so they don ...

"Without much instruction, the child began to write, and was able to pick up four to five Chinese characters in a short time. His mum [an expatriate] thought it was really amazing," recalls Venus.

A campaign is afoot in Chinese schools to improve children's literacy, as educators have warned that young people are increasingly having problems writing and reading Chinese due to their ...

The Peking University professor of Chinese and children's literature ... attributes it said were evident in his writing. One of Cao's best-known children's books outside China is his 2005 work ...