十二生肖的故事 Story of the Chinese Zodiac

This book managed to capture the interest of my 5yo+ child, who is still allergic to Chinese. The illustrations are wonderful and a great talking point to help illustrate the story of the zodiac cycle and how it was created. The little commentaries from the characters as the story unfolds are great points to "casually" insert some Chinese in too, through humour. Will make a great gift for any child.

I was afraid that the story would be too long and complicated for my 3yo but it turned out to be a hit. He patiently sits through it and especially enjoys the last page which is a table of birth years and their respective animal horoscopes, where he would point out the horoscopes of all our family members. My parents in law enjoy reading to him this traditional story as well. It’s well-written and engaging.

Both my 2+ year old and 5+ year old child enjoyed the book. They enjoyed the story, loved going through it to look at the different animals repeatedly, and asking us the zodiac of each family member. Would recommend to get it!

It's a great book to introduce the 12 zodiac animals to my child

My 3.5 year old girl and I loved the cute storyline about how the 12 animals compete in a water race to get their ranking in the chinese zodiac. Funny and fictitious origins on how the rooster started with 4 but broke 2 legs when climbing on shore, how monkey got a red butt, how best of friends cat & mouse became sworn enemies, etc. Also gave me chance to share with my girl on values like integrity, sportsmanship and teamwork.