The series are divided into six grades based on the vocabulary in International Curriculum for Chinese Language Education(2008) and Chinese Proficiency Test Syllabus(2009). Abridged versions of mini-stories and novellas written by contemporary Chinese writers reflecting the everyday lives of ordinary Chinese people; Commonly used words appear in high frequency to form concise and short sentences with complete structure; Pinyin is added to the complete text English notes or sample sentences for difficult words and sentences are provided;  Guide to Reading and About the Author in English and Questions in Chinese are provided for each story;  Accompanied by original illustrations and a CD in MP3 format.