ChiMigo gives your child 48 interactive books across two complete projects — each designed to build real Mandarin communication skills from the very first tap.

Project 1: Speak Chinese in a Chinese Restaurant (24 books)
Your child learns practical, everyday Mandarin through the most familiar cultural context — Chinese food. From ordering dumplings to asking for chopsticks, every book builds confidence in real-world situations. By the end of Project 1, your child can navigate a Chinese restaurant independently in Mandarin.

Project 2: My Journey in China (24 books)
We expand beyond the restaurant into travel, shopping, asking for directions, and exploring Chinese culture. Project 2 deepens grammar foundations, introduces sentence-building patterns, and prepares your child for formal Chinese study in middle or high school.

What Makes ChiMigo Different: Tap Any Word, Hear Both Languages

Every book features interactive bilingual audio buttons at both the word and sentence level. Your child taps an English word — hears it in English. Taps the same word again — hears it in Mandarin. This isn't a video lesson. This isn't a static PDF. Your child controls the learning, replaying words and sentences as many times as needed until pronunciation feels natural.

This dual-audio system works bidirectionally: heritage Chinese families use it to strengthen Mandarin while learning English vocabulary, and English-speaking families use it to build Mandarin from scratch. One curriculum, two pathways.

Six Ways to Learn in Every Book

Six Ways to Learn in Every Book

Each of the 48 books includes six different learning formats — because children learn differently, and variety keeps them engaged:

1. Interactive Bilingual Reader — Tap words to hear English and Chinese independently

2. Flashcard Practice — Vocabulary review with audio playback

3. Match Game — Interactive learning activities

4. Video Lesson — Teacher-guided instruction (4-5 minutes per book)

5. PDF Download — Print the book to read offline or take anywhere

6. Craft Activity — Hands-on cultural projects tied to each book's theme

Designed by a BCLAD-Certified Teacher, Built for How Children Actually Learn

ChiMigo isn't a language app. It's curriculum — Montessori-inspired, project-based, and ACTFL-aligned. Every book was designed by Melody Lu, a BCLAD-certified Mandarin teacher with 14 years of institutional teaching experience (Qualcomm, Cal State San Marcos, HPA Hawaii, San Diego Continuing Education).

The interactive audio buttons let children hear correct pronunciation and intonation from a native speaker, building listening and speaking skills simultaneously. By combining visual storytelling, hands-on activities, and self-paced audio replay, ChiMigo meets children exactly where they are — whether they're 3 years old and just starting, or 8 years old and ready for more complex sentence patterns.

ChiMigo builds approximately Novice Mid proficiency (ACTFL scale) — the strong foundation your child needs before entering formal Chinese study. Students who complete all 48 books can test into ChiWonder Chinese 2 in middle or high school, skipping Chinese 1 entirely and continuing all the way to AP.

No Mandarin required from parents. No rigid class schedule. Just you, your child, and 48 beautifully designed books that make Mandarin feel natural — one story at a time.