I started learning Chinese in February. I'm still very much a beginner in the middle of my second semester, and I don't feel confident writing anything of substance or speaking (although I do practice my tones a lot!). I also still struggle listening (in part due to lackluster teachers...), but I know learning Chinese is going to be a a years-long journey for me.
Because I want to expose myself to the language without overwhelming myself, I looked into graded reading apps like The Chairman's Bao and DuChinese, which offer excellent material for newbies like me. But I wanted to read stories more than news articles, something longer with a narrative, so learned about Mandarin Companion books - but because I was afraid their series is too advanced for me.
So I found this blog post with links to other graded readers! For the past two days I've been reading "Milo yǒu chóu bì bào" by Terry T. Waltz and "谁好看？" by Linda Li & Stephen D. Krashen. I love them!
I feel like I can read Chinese! It's an awesome feeling. Although "谁好看？" is a pretty straightforward story, "Milo" is hilariously absurd in a way that takes me back to times when I was reading Captain Underpants as a young kid. I can already read most of the words in both books, but I'm still learning new ones, and it's still a challenge in terms of reading speed.
What's great is I'm getting a sense of discovery that I rarely get even when reading in English anymore, it's a weirdly awesome experience to struggle reading and discover a narrative in a new language. Needless to say I'm planning on getting more graded readers, and really recommend them for anyone who's a beginner like me.
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