Dongdong the Golden Monkey: A Day in the City is a beginner’s (300 words) Chinese reader, telling the story of a wonderful day Dongdong spent in the city. The story is told in concise language with fantastic illustrations. A wordlist is provided for the story in the book, and small exercises and a passage for extended reading are provided after the story to help students to do self-evaluations and teachers to conduct classroom activities. A free CD-ROM included narrates the story, the passage for extended reading and the wordlist in the book.