Ellie’s Secret Diary
Readers
Bilingual English Vietnamese children's book about school bullying, told as a diary story with support notes that help young readers discuss feelings. ISBN-13 9781844442669.
A Tiny Book About Numbers
A Tiny Book About Numbers is a small bilingual board book for kids and families who want a very gentle start with Vietnamese. It teaches numbers 1 to 10 in Vietnamese and English, using tropical fruits to keep the pages concrete and easy to follow. If you are an adult learner, it can still work as a light vocabulary extra, but it is clearly made for young children.
What you get is simple: counting practice, fruit vocabulary, bright visuals, and a sturdy board book format in a 5 x 5 inch size. The product page also says some fruit words include both Northern and Southern Vietnamese forms, which is a nice touch for families exposed to more than one variety of the language.
Its strength is that it stays focused. You are not getting a full beginner course, grammar lessons, or much beyond basic reading and word recognition. That makes it useful as a first Vietnamese book for toddlers, bedtime reading, or parent-child practice, but limited if you want broader language study on its own.
Details
- Made For Children: Yes
- Dialect: Northern, Southern
- Format: Book
- Type: Readers
- Skills: Reading, Vocabulary
- Cost: Paid
Pros
- Very beginner friendly
- Kid-sized board book
- Bilingual English and Vietnamese
- Includes North-South word variants
Cons
- Very limited scope
- No audio support
- Not useful for grammar
- Few words beyond counting
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