Little Pim Chinese Vol 4-6 information for prospective buyers

[mtb999]

Hi Everyone,

For those parents who are interested in purchasing Little Pim vol 4-6 - you should be aware that they are using Pin Yin instead of Hanzi/Chinese Characters for the words.  This is apparently because there was lots of feedback asking for Pin Yin.  Its a shame that parents weren't given the option of characters or pinyin in the menu - it would've been incredibly easy to do.  Also I personally would prefer consistency across the products ... although I probably will still end up getting the second series 

So - for those who want Pin Yin - it's there!  For others who want their kids to learn characters at least you now know what you're up for!

Cheers

[sarahjean]

Wow - that's a really strange decision! I would have though that they would just have both throughout the series...

[aangeles]

Unfortunately, I found out about that the hard way. I received my package a few days ago and excitedly put the Chinese disc in the player only to be very disappointed. I am not planning to introduce PinYin to my daughter until she has a solid grasp of both English phonics and Chinese characters. I am contacting Little Pim to return them. 

[hypatia]

How disapointing..you'd think they would make that info available.. I was so disapointed with the japanese set 1-3 which did not have kanji characters.. not chinese as well... pfff

[waterdreamer]

I hope you guys are all calling them and complaining! Thats crazy to call something Chinese 4-6 when it is different then 1-3. I mean that can really confuse a child.

[mtb999]

Aangeles - I hope you get your money back.  It's quite deceptive as you would assume that they would keep the volume of work consistent.

I just happened to watch the promo video - and was surprised to see the pin yin.  I then contacted them and received a very quick response.  I was really disappointed to find out that they changed it due to complaints/feedback ... I am still considering getting it as she will still learn how to speak - but reading is important too.  That's why I decided to put the post up to let people know (I'm glad I saved my close to $100 AUD!!  Perhaps there will be something better to spend my money on in the meantime)

Waterdreamer you're quite right if more people feel this way - they should either contact them (via their web site) or perhaps post on this thread and alert the creators of Little Pim of the thread.

It's unfortunate and I can't see them changing the discs in the near future due to the cost etc.  Also the fact they haven't change the Chinese set 1 discs to include pin yin would suggest we're stuck with it.

PS I can't believe that there are no kanji characters in the Japanese DVDs!

[aangeles]

I'm happy to say that, even though the Little Pim Chinese product itself was disappointing, their customer service is superb. I was able to return the DVDs with no questions asked and they took care of return shipping too.

[Gureishi]

Thanks alot for sharing. This is an useful information for those who are interested to get the new Little Pim Chinese. I am now introducing Chinese characters to my son and will only move on to hanyu pimyin at a later stage 

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