A Very Exciting Day for Mandy and Pandy and Yao Ming!
The Mandy and Pandy Team with Yao Ming!
It was a privilege for Mandy and Pandy to meet with Yao Ming in person last week in Houston; he is down-to-earth, friendly, intelligent, cool, and funny! He is Chinese, and works to see that Chinese culture is preserved. He is expecting a baby (his first) girl in July, so he graciously accepted the 6 books and dolls as a gift for his child. He did peruse a couple books and complimented us saying, this is what we need… they are FUN!! The Houston Rockets Personnel Coaching Team suggested that Yao read the books to the community with the other players on the Rockets “Read to Achieve” program. The “Read to Achieve” program home is in Houston, and it will move to Shanghai this fall when the Rockets spend a month in China.
After looking at the Snap! Let’s Go! our television trailer, he said he liked it, but remarked that the Dragon was not the kind of Dragon he was used to when he grew up watching Dragons in China. I told him we could change it, and he was glad. I said that we could show him the concept revised, and he said that he would welcome that opportunity. Finally, I invited him to be a voice on the cartoon, and he said that he would consider being a guest star on the show!
Jia You! = Let’s Go!!
Mandy and Pandy Are In The News!
Chris Lin and Mandy and Pandy are on MITechNews.com and the New Enterprise Forum edition of Newsmaker Interview. Click Here to listen to the interview.
Featured Story at ConcentrateMedia.com
Michelle Martinez published a great article about Mandy and Pandy that you can read HERE.
Latest Review From AsianMommy.com
I was lucky to find this cute little board book at our local library. Mandy and Pandy Say, “Ni Hao Ma?” is a board book written in English, Simplified Chinese, and Pinyin. It also comes with an audio CD in English and Mandarin… Click Here To Read The Full Review.
Learn Chinese with Mandy and Pandy
Mandy and Pandy is a brand that teaches kids Chinese in a fun and easy way. Mandy and Pandy uses simplified Chinese to teach kids Pre-K to 3rd grade. We have four stimulating books available with CDs and we are looking forward to launching a television show next year. Our books are available for purchase online now or you can find them at Borders and Barnes & Nobel.