Looking for the best Vietnamese and bilingual children’s books to support language learning at home or in the classroom? These are the 25 most popular kids’ books or booksets of 2025, loved by parents, librarians, and educators across Canada and the United States raising Vietnamese-speaking children.
Whether you’re teaching Vietnamese as a heritage language or introducing it for the first time, these books help children build vocabulary, cultural understanding, and confidence.
25 → 1: Most Popular Vietnamese & Bilingual Kids’ Books of 2025
25. This Is Tết
Learning benefits:
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Introduces Tết traditions and seasonal Vietnamese vocabulary
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Builds cultural pride and heritage connection
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Ideal for family and classroom read-alouds
24. Bilingual 123 Let’s Go to Sleep
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Supports bedtime routines in Vietnamese and English
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Reinforces positive routines through storytelling
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Great for establishing consistent language exposure
23. Tất Tần Tật Về Cảm Xúc – All About Feelings
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Builds vocabulary on emotions in Vietnamese
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Encourages social-emotional learning and emotional intelligence
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Helps kids express feelings bilingually
22. Trong Cái Không Có Gì Không? – Is Nothing Something?
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Encourages abstract thinking and curiosity
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Introduces more complex Vietnamese sentence structures
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Exposure to the writing of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh, the Founder of the mindfulness.
21. Tiếng Việt Của Em – 3 Tập
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Structured long-term Vietnamese language development
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Strengthens reading and comprehension skills
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Ideal for heritage language learners
20. Vietnamese Stories for Language Learners
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Introduces traditional Vietnamese folktales that might be lesser known
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Builds bilingual reading confidence
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Supports vocabulary growth through storytelling
19. Bilingual We Are Best Friends
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Navigates the complex relationship between an older sibling and a newborn
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Encourages healthy sibling interactions
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Excellent practical life story for bilingual families
18. Harry Potter – Vietnamese 6-Book Boxset
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Motivates independent reading in Vietnamese
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Builds long-form reading stamina
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Expands advanced vocabulary
17. Bilingual Cinema Book: Sự Tích Bánh Chưng Bánh Giầy
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Teaches a foundational Vietnamese legend through a novel medium
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Strengthens cultural literacy
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Combines visual storytelling with language learning
16. Trilingual Interactive Books – 4-Book Combo
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Supports Vietnamese, English, and French exposure
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Encourages hands-on, interactive learning
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Ideal for multilingual households
15. 6-Book Combo: Asking Mama
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Encourages curiosity and everyday conversation
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Builds practical Vietnamese vocabulary
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Excellent representation of mother-child relationship
14. Bilingual Rosie’s Walk
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Introduces prepositions and movement words
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Strengthens visual comprehension
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Fun, simple and engaging read-aloud
13. Bilingual The Napping House
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Reinforces rhythm and repetition
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Improves listening comprehension
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Cozy bedtime favorite
12. Bilingual The Little Prince
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Introduces literary Vietnamese
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Encourages critical and reflective thinking
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Great for shared family reading
11. Em Làm Việc Nhà – I Do Housework
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Teaches household and daily-routine vocabulary with equal input from all family members
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Encourages responsibility and independence, debunking stereotypes
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Easy language reinforcement at home
10. Space Encyclopedia – Vietnamese Translation
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Builds STEM vocabulary in Vietnamese
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Strengthens nonfiction reading skills
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Encourages curiosity about science
9. The Darkest Dark – Vietnamese Translation
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Inspires resilience and curiosity from Chris Hadfield's personal story of fear
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Introduces space-related vocabulary
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Excellent bilingual discussion starter
8. Bilingual Can I Have a Little Cat?
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Strengthens sentence structure through repetition
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Fun, relatable animal-themed story for young learners
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Encourages expressive language
7. Trilingual The Body – Le Corps
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Teaches anatomy vocabulary
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Interactive, hands-on learning
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Ideal for trilingual households learning Vietnamese, French and English
6. Goodnight Moon – Vietnamese Translation
Learning benefits:
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Builds calming bedtime language routines
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Reinforces simple sentence patterns
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A gentle introduction to Vietnamese
5. Open to See Tết (South Vietnam) – Bilingual Set
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Introduces regional Tết traditions
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Encourages interactive cultural learning with a jumbo envelop, stickers and more.
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Builds observation and vocabulary skills
4. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch– Vietnamese Translation
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Strengthens emotional connection in heritage language
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Supports parent-child bonding, with art adapted to Vietnamese cultural setting
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Ideal for shared reading and exploration of and English classic
3. Bilingual Are You My Mother?
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Simple sentence structures for beginners
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Builds family-related vocabulary through and English classic
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Ideal for early readers
2. Bilingual The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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Teaches days, food, and numbers
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Strong repetition for language acquisition
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A preschool classic for bilingual homes
1. Bilingual If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
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Builds cause-and-effect understanding
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Expands everyday Vietnamese vocabulary
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Our most re-read bilingual classics of all time!
Whether you’re a parent raising bilingual kids or a librarian/educator supporting heritage language learners, this list is a great place to start (or grow) your Vietnamese bookshelf.
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Which one is already a favorite in your home or classroom?