How is April mostly over? You know what this means, right? 1/3 of 2017 is over. That just sounds wrong. As usual, here is my monthly check in…
Title: 小黃點 (xiao3 huang2 dian3)/Mix It Up! ISBN: 9789577625038 Author/Illustrator: Hervé Tullet Publisher: 上誼 Level: Chinese Picture Book, Fiction Summary: Follow the instructions and see what happens to the Little Yellow…
Has it really been nine months since we got back from Taiwan? That’s a PREGNANCY, people! Anyhow, I meant to do an update earlier and keep better track…
Two weeks ago, I wrote about how I felt as if the “shine” on my “new” life had worn off already and we were back at my baseline of…
Title: 兩隻老虎歡樂歌謠 (liang3 zhi lao2 hu3 huan le4 ge yao2)/Two Little Tigers Songs ISBN: 9867598903 Producer: 風車圖書出版 (Windmill) Level: Children’s songs, zhuyin Summary: A collection of 40+ children’s songs. Some are translations of English…
This year, one of my resolutions was to eat healthier – but that is so vague. So I said that I would cook 5 meals a week and…
Title: 火車快跑 (huo3 che kuai4 pao3)/Freight Train ISBN: 9573212404 Authors: Donald Crews (著/唐諾 克魯斯，譯：劉思源) Publisher: 遠流出版事業股份有限公司 Level: Beginning Reader, Zhuyin, Picture Book, Fiction Summary: This book is a Chinese translation…
Everyone knows I am a super lazy person – especially when it comes to cooking (or doing anything, really). Last week I wrote about my Awesome Instant Pot…
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