Hello Autumn, Nghé! : A Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival Book: A Bilingual Southern Dialect Story to Learn First Words
Overview
How do you give a child the warmth of a Vietnamese autumn - from anywhere in the world?
When the harvest moon rises, a curious little water buffalo named Ngh sets out into the glow of the Mid-Autumn night - past star lanterns and lion dancers, mooncakes and pomelo, all the way to the gentle faces watching from the moon. Page by page, in warm Southern Vietnamese and simple English, little ones gather their very first words and the feeling of a festival made for them.
A bilingual lantern story to read aloud, snuggle close, and pass down:
- First words in two languages - one gentle Vietnamese word per page, paired with simple English, the way families really speak at home.
- Warm Southern dialect - the soft ba, m , b nh, trăng of real homes, not stiff textbook translations.
- A read-along pronunciation guide plus a free audio link, so any grown-up can say each word with confidence.
- A gentle Mid-Autumn culture note - the lanterns, the mooncakes, and the legend of chị Hằng and ch Cuội on the moon.
- Soothing rhyming text built for a calm, repeatable bedtime read for ages 1 to 5.
Perfect for Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American families, grandparents sharing heritage across the miles, and anyone raising a child between two languages. Part of the Hello, Vietnam with Ngh series - one little buffalo through a whole year of Vietnam.
Light a lantern, open the book, and share your child's first Vietnamese words under the very same moon tonight.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798181816596
- ISBN-10: 9798181816596
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: June 2026
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.5 x 0.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.25 pounds
- Page Count: 38
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