Books with author David Messing

Introduce your kids to Animals and Opposites in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean.Great for All Ages: Have fun reading about a fearless shark compared to a shy condor, a noisy rooster compared to a quiet turtle, and much more. Every page pairs colorful artwork with precise translations in all four languages, including both Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters.Pronunciation Help: Both Mandarin Chinese Pinyin and Korean Romanization are included to help sound out words using the Latin alphabet.Encouraging Global Citizens: Inspired by his own multicultural family, David Ming wrote his multilingual book Series to bring together children, parents, and grandparents across cultures and generations. His hope is for multilingual books to make story time more inclusive and fun for everyone. Whether teaching your children your mother tongue or encouraging bilingual/trilingual flexibility, this book is for you.Yeh! Books. Explore Words. Explore Worlds.

Introduce your kids to Animals and Opposites in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean.Great for All Ages: Have fun reading about a fearless shark compared to a shy condor, a noisy rooster compared to a quiet turtle, and much more. Every page pairs colorful artwork with precise translations in all four languages, including both Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters.Pronunciation Help: Both Mandarin Chinese Pinyin and Korean Romanization are included to help sound out words using the Latin alphabet.Encouraging Global Citizens: Inspired by his own multicultural family, David Ming wrote his multilingual book Series to bring together children, parents, and grandparents across cultures and generations. His hope is for multilingual books to make story time more inclusive and fun for everyone. Whether teaching your children your mother tongue or encouraging bilingual/trilingual flexibility, this book is for you.Yeh! Books. Explore Words. Explore Worlds.

Introduce your kids to colors, numbers, and vehicles in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean.Great for All Ages: Have fun counting from 1 to 10, starting with One Red Bicycle and building up to Ten White Airplanes. Every page pairs colorful artwork with precise translations in all four languages, including both Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters.Thoughtful Translations: The last few pages summarize all colors, numbers, and vehicles, including multiple translations when concepts are known by different words in different countries. Cars, for example, may be called Coches in Mexico or Carros in Venezuela. Likewise, in Mandarin Chinese, there is more than one way to say Bus. Some people will say GōngGòng QìChē, while others will use the transliterated words BāShì.Pronunciation Help: Both Chinese Pinyin and Korean Romanization are included to help sound out words using the Latin alphabet.Growing up to be Global Citizens: Inspired by his own multicultural family, David Ming created his multilingual book series to bring together children, parents, and grandparents across cultures and generations. His hope is for multilingual books to make story time more inclusive and fun for everyone. Whether teaching your children your mother tongue or encouraging bilingual/trilingual flexibility, this book is for you.Yeh! Books. Explore Words. Explore Worlds.

One evening, when the King is in a hurry, his goodnight kiss to the Little Prince goes astray. After rattling around the Prince's bedroom, it flies out the window and floats into the dark forest, where it has no business to be. The King decides to do something about it. He orders the Knight to climb on his horse, ride into the forest, and bring back the kiss. But the forest is filled with spooky things that frighten both the Knight and his horse. How will they ever succeed in bringing the kiss back to the castle? This funny story features Daivd Melling's atmospheric and richly colored illustrations on every page. It makes a great bedtime story for kids who are about the same age as the Little Prince. (Ages 4-7)

From triangular watermelon wedges to six-sided pomegranates, The Fantastic Fig introduces your kids to basic shapes through a collection of illustrated fruits & vegetables.Great for all Ages: This imaginative picture book covers foods ranging from ordinary oranges to exotic star fruit. Every page features fun artwork and helpful translations in English, Spanish, Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), and Korean. Thoughtful Translations: The last few pages summarize all foods & shapes into a concise study sheet, including different regional translations for concepts known by different names in different countries. Strawberries, for example, can be called Fresas in Mexico or Frutillas in Chile. Likewise, in Mandarin Chinese, both WǔJiǎoXíng and Wǔ Biān Xíng can refer to a Pentagon.Pronunciation Help: Both Chinese Pinyin and Korean Romanization are included to help sound out words using the Latin alphabet.Growing into Global Citizens: Inspired by his own multicultural family, David Ming wrote his multilingual book series to bring together children, parents, and grandparents across cultures and generations. His hope is for multilingual books to make story time more inclusive and fun for everyone. Whether teaching your children your mother tongue or encouraging bilingual/trilingual flexibility, this book is for you.Yeh! Books. Explore Words. Explore Worlds.

The Scallywags are a band of unruly wolves who find it hard to behave properly. But after they storm out of the Forest Show, they meet their match in the shape of a little sheep. It's not long before they are begging to be accepted again by the other animals. A brilliant follow-up to The Scallywags that shows, in the funniest possible way, that it doesn't pay to lose your temper.From the bestselling creator of the Hugless Douglas series, which has sold over 1.4 million copies in 26 languages.'A useful story to show children that it's no fun being at the receiving end of a bad temper.' - Junior

Introduce your kids to colors, numbers, and vehicles in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean.Great for All Ages: Have fun counting from 1 to 10, starting with One Red Bicycle and building up to Ten White Airplanes. Every page pairs colorful artwork with precise translations in all four languages, including both Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters.Thoughtful Translations: The last few pages summarize all colors, numbers, and vehicles, including multiple translations when concepts are known by different words in different countries. Cars, for example, may be called Coches in Mexico or Carros in Venezuela. Likewise, in Mandarin Chinese, there is more than one way to say Bus. Some people will say GōngGòng QìChē, while others will use the transliterated words BāShì.Pronunciation Help: Both Chinese Pinyin and Korean Romanization are included to help sound out words using the Latin alphabet.Growing up to be Global Citizens: Inspired by his own multicultural family, David Ming created his multilingual book series to bring together children, parents, and grandparents across cultures and generations. His hope is for multilingual books to make story time more inclusive and fun for everyone. Whether teaching your children your mother tongue or encouraging bilingual/trilingual flexibility, this book is for you.Yeh! Books. Explore Words. Explore Worlds.

From triangular watermelon wedges to six-sided pomegranates, The Fantastic Fig introduces your kids to basic shapes through a collection of illustrated fruits & vegetables.Great for all Ages: This imaginative picture book covers foods ranging from ordinary oranges to exotic star fruit. Every page features fun artwork and helpful translations in English, Spanish, Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), and Korean. Thoughtful Translations: The last few pages summarize all foods & shapes into a concise study sheet, including different regional translations for concepts known by different names in different countries. Strawberries, for example, can be called Fresas in Mexico or Frutillas in Chile. Likewise, in Mandarin Chinese, both WǔJiǎoXíng and Wǔ Biān Xíng can refer to a Pentagon.Pronunciation Help: Both Chinese Pinyin and Korean Romanization are included to help sound out words using the Latin alphabet.Growing into Global Citizens: Inspired by his own multicultural family, David Ming wrote his multilingual book series to bring together children, parents, and grandparents across cultures and generations. His hope is for multilingual books to make story time more inclusive and fun for everyone. Whether teaching your children your mother tongue or encouraging bilingual/trilingual flexibility, this book is for you.Yeh! Books. Explore Words. Explore Worlds.

Douglas is a young bear looking for a hug. But each time he thinks he has found that very special feeling, it turns out to be a false alarm. The big rock he hugs is too...oof! HEAVY. The tall tree he hugs is too...ouch! SPLINTERY. And the cozy-looking bush he hugs quivers and trembles and then runs away! Poor Hugless Douglas. Won't anyone give him a hug?