Online fictional resources in Mandarin, to watch, read, listen to, and dance to.
Supplemental Resources – Fiction
Read-Alouds
- 花媽家說故事: A selection of read-alouds of Chinese stories (Grades K-2)
- Story Books Canada: A collection of stories in Mandarin (Grades K-2)
- 熊孩子绘本故事: This Youtube channel consists of 18 short animated picture books with audio read-aloud, each on average 2-3 minutes in length. (Grades K-3)
- Little Fox Chinese: A rich compilation of short songs, read-alouds and short animation films, including folktales, classic Chinese stories, fantasy and more. All include Chinese captions, some with Pinyin (Grades K-4)
- 中文绘本: A YouTube playlist of picture book read-alouds (Grades 2-4)
- 绘本花园: A collection of audio picture books with traditional Chinese characters and zhuyi marking. (Grades 2-4)
Animated Series
- 可爱巧虎岛 Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō (“Striped Island Tiger Shimajirō”): Shimajirō’s daily life as a preschooler (Grades K-1)
- Peppa Pig 小猪佩奇: The life of a pig family and their animal friends. No Chinese captions. (Grades K-2)
- 大头儿子小头爸爸: A cartoon about a family based in China. (Grades K-2)
- Super truck car city 汽车城: A cartoon about cars and trucks. (Grades K-2)
- Robocar Poli 变形警车珀利: The stories of a rescue team who saves characters from trouble. (Grades K-2)
- Tayo the Little Bus 小公车太友: A South Korean series that features a talking buses modeled after Seoul Buses. The main characters are Tayo, Gani, Lani and Rogi. (Grades K-2)
- 我们这一家 Atashin’chi (あたしンち, my home or my family): Anime adaptation of the comedy manga by Eiko Kera, which follows the daily life of a family of four (the Tachibana family). Chinese with traditional characters (Grades 2-4)
- 樱桃小丸子: The simple, everyday life of a young girl called Maruko, and her family in suburban Japan. (Grades 2-5)
- 大头儿子小头爸爸: A funny cartoon about a family and their friends set in a Chinese community. (Grades 2-5)
US Animated Series in Mandarin
- Paw Patrol 汪汪队立大功: The stories of six rescued dog trained by a 10 year-old boy to carry out rescue missions. (Grades K-2)
- Octonauts 海底小纵队: The adventures of an underwater exploring crew who lives in an undersea base. (Grades K-2)
- Chinese Sesame Street 中文芝麻街: Sesame street episodes dubbed in Chinese. (Grades K-2)
- Peppa Pig 小猪佩奇: The life of a pig family and their animal friends. No Chinese captions. (Grades K-2)
Chapter Books
- 花木兰 Mulan: The famous Mulan story (Grades 5-8)
- 秘密花园 The Secret Garden: An adaptation of British author Frances Hodgson’s 1911 classic novel. (Grades 5-9)
- 白蛇传The legend of the White Snake (Grades 5-10)
- 出事之后After the Accident: the story of what happens after a car accident. Fun and short. (Grades 5-12)
- 一张旧画片An Old Picture: what happens after a 300-year old painting is found. (Grades 5-13)
Animated Films
- 中国童话故事 Chinese Children Stories: A playlist of Chinese Children Stories (Grades K-2)
- 中国成语故事: Children Stories in Chinese (Grades K-4)
- 中国神话故事: Chinese Traditional Stories, Legend Stories (Grades K-4)
- 包宝宝 Bao: This short film from Pixar Animation Studios and director Domee Shi explores the ups and downs of the parent-child relationship. (Grades K-8)
- 宝莲灯 The Lotus Lantern: Animation adaptation of a traditional Chinese folktale about family, courage, and adventure. (Grades 5-8)
Comedies
- 家有儿女 Home with kids (Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4): A famous TV series in Mainland China about the life of a family with three kids. (Grades 3-8)
- 快把我哥带走 Go Brother!: A youth comedy about the adventures of two siblings. In Chinese with English subtitles. (Grades 4-8)