This highly entertaining series proves to be quite effective in helping Chinese children learn to speak English. Each level in the series contains twenty different 16-page books whose energetic storylines revolve around the day-to-day adventures one particular family - The Happy Thompsons. Each page contains one or two sentences in English accompanied by vivid, full-page illustrations that immerse young readers in the sto...Read more

The Jar From Afar is lovely, both as a highly rewarding family tradition and the physical book and gorgeously-designed gold collection jar that come with this packaged set. The beautifully-illustrated book tells the inspiring tale of how the first Jar From Afar came to be, and in the process, a heartwarming family tradition. That tradition is one of giving to those less fortunate than ourselves, and The Jar From Afar not ...Read more