Author:Karen MocklererIllustrator:Chengcheng HuRecommended Age:3-9 years
Long Ago in China, people were afraid of Nian, the dragon beast.Long ago in China, people were very afraid of a beast that looked like a dragon, called “Nian”.
Nian had a sharp horn and a huge mouth.Nian had sharp horns and a big mouth.He could eat five people in one big bite! Glump!He could eat five people in one bite! Yum!
All year long, Nian slept deep in the ocean.All year long, Nian slept deep in the ocean.By the end of winter he was very hungry.By the end of winter, he would be very hungry.
Each year, just before the Chinese New Year, Nian would climb out of the ocean.Every year, just before the Chinese New Year, Nian would climb out of the ocean.
He would look for people to eat.Nian would look for people to eat.Nian liked to eat children best.Nian preferred to eat children.People would run away and hide in a cave.At that time, people would run to hide in caves.
One New Year’s Eve, a very old man came.One New Year’s Eve, an old man came.He said he could scare away the beast.He claimed he could scare away Nian.
No one believed him so they hid in the cave.No one believed him, so they hid in the cave.That night, people heard boom, bang, and clang.That night, people heard boom, bang, and clang.They heard Nian roar.They heard Nian roar.
On New Year’s morning, the old man was gone.On New Year’s morning, the old man was gone.Nian was gone, too, and he never came back again.Nian was gone too, and he never returned.
The old man had left a bag for them.The old man left a bag for them.Inside, they found red shirts, fire crackers, tin pans and sticks.Inside, they found red clothes, firecrackers, tin pans, and sticks.Nian was afraid of noise and the color of red!Nian was afraid of noise and the color red!
Now, on New Year’s Eve, people know how to keep Nian away.Now, on New Year’s Eve, people know how to drive Nian away.They wear bright red, light firecrackers, and make noise all night long!They wear bright red clothes, light firecrackers, and make noise all night long!
English Picture Book Collection
01-Sam Sheep Can’t Sleep
02-When I Get Bigger
03-Maisy’s Christmas Eve
04-Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur!
05-Ten Apples Up on Top
06-The Little Egg
07-Little Big
08-Bob’s Secret Hideaway
09-A Jumper for James
10-The Hat
11-New Blue Shoes
12-Changing Colours
13-Where the Wild Things Are
14-My No, No, No Day!
15-Jack and Jill and Big Dog Bill
16-Elephant’s Ears
17-The Mermaid and the Octopus
18-The Very Busy Hen
19-Time for School
20-I Love You
21-Doing Nothing
22-Mother Sea Turtle
23-Mom and Kayla
24-Rabbit on the Run
25-Llama Llama Misses Mama
26-Dinosaur Roar
27-The Crow and the Jug
28-What Do You Like?
29-Give Thanks for Each Day
30-The Doorbell Rang
31-Biscuit Visits the Big City
32-It’s Okay to Be Different
33-Ten Black Dots
34-I Love School
35-Biscuit and the Lost Teddy Bear
36-Shopping
37-Let’s Be Friends Again
38-The Mitten
39-Good Dog
40-I Want a Friend
41-You Need Money
42-Kittens
43-I Will Surprise My Friend
44-The Raft Race
45-Ten, Nine, Eight
46-A Colorful Chameleon
47-I Am Invited to a Party
48-Ready for Anything
49-Rain in the Country
50-A Colorful Chameleon
51-The Three Wishes
52-The Naughty Sheep
53-Winnie’s Midnight Dragon
54-Jump and Fly
55-The Kidnappers
56-Big Bear Little Chair
57-The Gingerbread Man
58-Kate’s Game
59-Giggle, Giggle, Quack
60-Kitten’s First Full Moon
61-David Gets in Trouble
62-A Sweet Treat
63-The Ugly Duckling
64-Terrific Trains
65-Playing Dress Up
66-Reading Makes You Feel Good
67-Museum Day
68-I Want a Friend
69-My Brother
70-The Sandcastle
71-Gran
72-Painting
73-Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs
74-Froggy Gets Dressed
75-Bear Wants More
76-Dream Friends
77-The Three Bears
78-Snow Wonder
79-My Brother
80-The Singing Bird
81-The Watermelon Seed
82-The Bossy Pig
83-Monster Parade
84-The Big Cat
85-Going Camping
86-Stone Soup
87-Mouse Shapes
88-The Disappearing Moon
89-Farmer Duck
90-I’m a Frog
91-George and Martha
92-My Family
93-Darby’s Birthday Party
94-My Five Senses
95-Dinosaur Babies
96-Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
97-The Fantastic Flying Squirrel
98-A Rainbow of Food
99-I Am the Tall One
100-Helping
101-Bear on a Bike
102-I Didn’t Do It
103-My Cushion
104-What Is It?
105-Bert’s Band
106-Take a Smell
107-Kipper and the Giant
108-My Best Friend
109-The Itsy Bitsy Spider
110-I Am a Seed
111-A Picnic in the Rain
112-Things I Like
113-Going to the Firehouse
114-All About Kites
115-You’re It!
116-Go Away Mr. Wolf
117-Ocean Animals
118-Monster Cowboy
119-Whose Tracks Are These?
120-Earth’s Water
121-Things That Go Fast
122-Out for Lunch
123-Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car
124-Cat and Dog Play Hide and Seek
125-The Thank You Book
126-Llama Llama Misses Mama
127-The Tree House
128-The Carrot Seed
129-What Was It Like?
130-Fun at the Beach
131-Spot Bakes a Cake
132-The Play
133-Sleeping Animals
134-Cinderella
135-Why Robins Hop
136-The Story of the Statue of Liberty
137-Helping Mom
138-The Storm
139-Silly Sara
140-Talent Show
141-The Blue Balloon
142-Chelsea’s Chinese New Year
143-I Wish You More
144-The Chilly Little Penguin
145-A Tree Is Nice
146-Ten, Nine, Eight
147-Yellow Pillow
148-Number Twelve
149-Kittens
150-Hugs for Daddy
151-What Is a Noun?
152-Bark George
153-I Like Books
154-Dinner for Maisy
155-See You Later, Alligator
156-The Three Billy Goats
157-Sound in Lear’s Ear
158-Sharing a Birthday
159-Benny’s Big Bubble
160-Changes
161-Different
162-We Like Fruit
163-The Soccer Game
164-BooBoo
165-Tortoise! Tortoise!
166-You’re It
167-I Like Books
168-The Bear’s Whisper
169-Friends Around the World
170-Why I Love My Mummy
171-Run, Rabbit, Run!
172-My Home
173-Rent a Llama
174-I Broke It
175-I Am the Small One
176-Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
177-Dawn Draws
178-Winnie in Space
179-Corduroy
180-I Wish I Was a Bat
181-Anansi and the Bag of Wisdom
182-Mouse Paint
183-Cat and Mouse in the Rain
184-Where Is Baby?
185-Rebecca at the Funfair
186-Corduroy’s Day
187-There Was a Crooked Man
188-How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?
189-Tom Is a Turtle
190-Oh, The Places You’ll Go
191-Little Mouse Deer and Crocodile
192-We Are Going Home
193-Handa’s Surprise
194-If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
195-Whose Eggs Are These?
196-Can’t Sleep, Mama
197-Great Day for Up
198-Five Little Monkeys with Nothing to Do
199-The Best Sandcastle
200-What Is It?
201-I’m Allergic to Peanuts
202-Biscuit Plays Ball
203-The Wise Black Bird
204-Big Red Barn
205-Don’t Jump on the Bed, Fred!
206-The Animal Party
207-Snowball Soup
208-Painting
209-The Lonely Penguin
210-From Head to Toe
211-A Box
212-The Three Bears
213-The Way Back Home
214-My Five Senses
215-Smell
216-My Friend Is Sad
217-Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes
218-The Dragon Dance
219-The Happy Day
220-Just a Kite
221-Who Is It?
222-Green Eggs and Ham
223-If You Give a Pig a Party
224-Dazzling Diggers
225-Clouds
226-Gorilla
227-A Fright in the Night
228-The New Pony
229-How to Catch a Star
230-Bad, Bad Bunny Trouble
231-David and the Giant
232-The Perfect Picnic
233-Hippo Has a Hat
234-The Teeny Tiny Woman
235-Cat and Mouse in the Night
236-Bad Jack Fox
237-Handa’s Hen
238-A Green, Green Garden
239-Too Tall
240-Just Me and My Puppy
241-Dinosaur Babies
242-Good Thing You’re Not an Octopus
243-Owl Moon
244-The Paperboy
245-Little Cloud
246-Too Noisy
247-Big Max
248-Whose Feet?
249-Otto the Cat
250-The Boss
251-The Surprise
252-Sheep in a Jeep
253-Cat on the Mat
254-All About Robots
255-Rain
256-The New Roof
257-Down the Path
258-A Dark Dark Tale
259-Spot Goes on Holiday
260-I Like Books
261-Playing with Blocks
262-The Wind
263-How to Have a Party
264-A House for a Mouse
265-No, David
266-I Went Walking
267-Thankful
268-House for Sale
269-I Like Bugs
270-The Sky Is Falling
271-Polly
272-What Mommies Do Best
273-Big Egg
274-Swirl and Twirl
275-Big Bear Hug
276-Whoa, Foal
277-What I Learn
278-Willy the Dreamer
279-The Floating Goat
280-Three for Tea
281-Fly Guy’s Amazing Tricks
282-The Campsite
283-When the Elephant Walks
284-The Wind Blew
285-Tom
286-Biscuit Loves School
287-A Sea Mystery
288-Frank and Link
289-Oh, Boy, Roy
290-Thick Slush
291-The Sea
292-Jesse
293-Going on Vacation
294-Sleeping Animals
295-Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer
296-Maisy’s Bedtime
297-Rock Climbing
298-Do You Want to Be My Friend?
299-Why I Love My Mummy
300-Lazy Lulu
301-Time for Toast
302-I Am Fire
303-The Cow Jumped Over the Moon
304-What a Sight
305-I Am a Bunny
306-How Do You Feel?
307-I See Shapes
308-Things I Like
309-Tough Trucks
310-Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas
311-A Bass Mess
312-Moon Zoom
313-Jamberry
314-Diary of a Worm
315-I Love You, Good Night
316-What’s the Time, Mr. Wolf?
317-Bert and Beth Play Basketball
318-Pepe Visits the Vet
319-Goosey-Gog and Ducketty-Duck
320-Nosy Rosie’s Neighborhood
321-Unicorn Wings
322-Rain-Storm Rap
323-Biddledee Bear’s Dinner
324-Workers
325-A Coat for Miss Mouse
326-Catty Jane and Her Doll
327-Counting Baby Ducks
328-Baking Banana Bread
329-Dogs That Guard Sheep
330-Little Roundy Hen
331-How Bear Lost His Tail
332-Bear’s Birthday
333-The Coyote and the Rabbit
334-All Kinds of Friends
335-Lambs
336-Let’s Be Friends Again
337-Pizza
338-Playing “I Spy”
339-Sunny Seeds
340-Suzy’s Birthday
341-Let’s Be Buddies
342-Little Fox
343-Summer Flowers
344-See You in the Morning
345-Square
346-Silly Little Duck
347-Bears in the Night
348-Morning on the Farm
349-Parade Day
350-Places
351-Going Downtown
352-Wake Up, Sun!
353-Alice in Wonderland
354-The Goat in the Garden
355-Little Dog Lost
356-Sharing a Birthday
357-Pigs on Wheels
358-A Mother’s Day Wish
359-One Winter Day
360-Spring Weather
361-Peacock and Crow
362-Holiday Cookies
363-Circle
364-Puppy Trouble
365-Hopper Hunts for Spring
367-New Friends
368-Rabbit on the Run
369-Five Little Monkeys with Nothing to Do
370-English Picture Book Story | We Are Going Home
371-OUCH
373-The Very Hungry Caterpillar
374-The Gruffalo
375-Space Kid
376-We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
377-All by Myself
378-Room on the Broom
379-English Picture Book Story | Goodnight Moon
380-English Picture Book Story | 1, 2, 3, To the Zoo
381-All by Myself
382-English Picture Book Story | One Wide Sky
383-The Foot Book
384-The Touching Parent-Child English Picture Book Story | Someday
385-English Picture Book Story | The Runaway Bunny
386-Good Luck Bear
387-What a Good Kitty
388-My Mum
389-The Three Little Pigs
390-Owl Babies
391-I Want a Pet
392-The Grouchy Ladybug
393-No Nap
394-Frog on a Log
395-Just a Toy
396-Scaredy Cats
397-Pete the Cat Pete’s Big Lunch
398-The Princess and the Dragon
399-Bear Snores On
400-Time for Lunch
401-I Am a Rock
402-No Bunny’s Perfect
403-Going to the Sea Park
404-We All Go Traveling By
405-The Chatterbox Turtle
406-Dry Bones