The Biscuit Moon

The Biscuit Moon is a bilingual English–Vietnamese picture book from Mantra Lingua for kids roughly ages 6 to 12, and for families or teachers who want a story they can read in both languages.

The plot follows Buffalo and Lion during a drought, when they argue over a “biscuit moon” they spot in a pool of water. It’s a simple setup that naturally leads into themes like sharing, cooperation, and conflict, with room for older kids to talk about bigger ideas like scarcity and migration.

If you have a Mantra Lingua TalkingPEN, each page is sound-enabled so you can listen in English and Vietnamese while following along. You can also download the free teacher notes from the official product page, which helps if you want activities beyond a single read-through. What it does not give you is structured language teaching or graded practice, so it works best as read-aloud input and discussion rather than a full Vietnamese course.