My Little Book of Chinese Words illustrated by Catherine Louis, calligraphy by Shi Bo.

Just as the title implies, this is a small book, about five inches on each side.  Inside is a treasure trove of Chinese words accompanied by illustrations that aid in seeing the concept behind the calligraphy.  Each word has the ancient Chinese character, the modern Chinese character, the translation to English, an illustration to aid in understanding, and the pronunciation of the word in Chinese. 

Louis’ illustrations are prints with thick black lines and simple subject matter.  Often the images as so perfectly matched with the Chinese character that they astound.  The illustrations are what make this book work so very well, creating a book welcoming to children learning Chinese.