Wishing everyone a happy Year of the Dragon! (PS. Taoshu books make better CNY gifts than abalone or sharks fin)

Finally! Our best-selling Taoshu Learn Chinese books is now on the iPad. Check it out here or download from iTunes. More than just an ebook, each page is filled with interactivity, parents and kids will enjoy discovering hidden delights in each page. This iPad app will make learning Chinese even more fun and kindle children’s love for the language and the culture.

Our new website is up and running. Please go to www.learnchinesebooks.com. We’ve got Taoshu Books, Singapore’s No1. bestselling Chinese books for kids. We also have a brand new series called SHAPES Learn Chinese Books. If you liked Taoshu Learn Chinese Books, you’ll also love SHAPES books.

Our “Sing With Olive” iPhone app has climbed up the Top Ten charts! It is Number 3 on the TOP PAID Education apps list. Thanks to all of you for supporting and downloading, and for those who haven’t, what are you waiting for? Eight beautifully animated nursery rhymes videos and a full set of A to Z alphabet flashcards are all jam-packed into one super deal of $0.99 ONLY! Download from iTunes here !

We’ve been busy creating a new website. It’ll be less cluttered and much easier to navigate. It will be up and running within the next few days. Once it’s up, we’ll let you guys know about it! Thanks.

BTW, Taoshu is now airing in Tamil in India.  Those living in Malaysia can also catch the Tamil version on Astro.  So now Taoshu the cartoon has been dubbed into over 15 languages.  I’ve heard from Mediacorp Okto that they will broadcast our brand new series “sometime in August”.  I’ll let everyone know the details once I have them.

The frontpage newpaper headline was that they’re gonna start using English to teach Chinese in schools.  To me, they’re missing the point.  The main problem is that Chinese is seen by some as a subject to tackle and pass, instead of a living language that’s beautiful and rich in culture.  I think Chinese should be fun.  And that’s the philosophy behind Taoshu books.Taoshu is a loveable cartoon character, kids see Taoshu on TV, they connect with Taoshu and Lingling.  So when they read the books, they don’t see it as “educational”, as another Chinese textbook forcefed on them.  Just my two cents.  What do you think? –Sung Lin Gun

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