Sunita Makes Friends

Sunita Makes Friends is a Vietnamese–English dual language picture book from Mantra Lingua for kids around ages 3–6. It works well for bilingual families, heritage learners, and anyone who wants simple Vietnamese text alongside English.

The story follows Sunita feeling left out while her siblings play with friends, then meeting new neighbors and eventually making a new friend. You get a short, child-friendly narrative with illustrations and both languages in the same book, so you can read in Vietnamese, in English, or switch between them.

A key extra is PENpal audio support. If you already have a Mantra Lingua PENpal talking pen, you can tap the pages to hear audio playback, which helps with listening and pronunciation modeling for caregivers who do not speak Vietnamese confidently.

What it does not do is teach Vietnamese step by step. There are no lessons, exercises, or explanations, so it is best as a read-aloud and listening resource, not a complete learning program.