Bookshops

Outside Asia, it’s rare to find a real bookshop selling Chinese books, and even rarer to find a real bookshop selling a large range of Chinese books for children. If you’re browsing an online bookshop, and can’t find what you want, contact them and ask if they can supply it.

UK

• Arthur Probsthain – a real bookshop in London
• Cypress Books 常青圖書 – online bookshop
• Guanghwa Bookshop 光华书店 – a real bookshop in London
• Hantastic Kids – online bookshop
• Foyles Charing Cross Road – a real bookshop in London
• Deziremi 禧西利米 – online bookshop
• Lantern Books – online bookshop (in Cambridge)
• Chitchatong – online bookshop

USA

• Amazon
• AsianParent – online bookstore
• Betterchinese.com – online bookstore
• China Sprout – online bookstore
• Little Monkey and Mouse – online bookstore
• Yesasia.com – online bookstore

China

• Purple Culture – online bookstore (international service – if you don’t see the book you want on their website, email them with the details, and they will post it worldwide)

France

• Librairie le Phénix – a real bookshop in Paris
• Libraire You Feng – a real bookshop in Paris

Singapore

• ReadWithMeMommy – online bookstore

Goodreads can be good for browsing, and there are themed lists of books (eg Chinese Juvenile/Young Adult Books) created by readers. The Worldcat library catalogue is good for locating books in libraries and for checking for different language editions.