The Old Man and the Monkey is a beginner’s level (300 words) Chinese reader which tells a story of an old man selling hats who fights a battle of wits with a group of monkeys using concise language and fantastic illustrations. A wordlist is provided for the story in each 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. The book can be used with an MPR talking pen, which will read out any word you touch. A free CD-ROM included narrates the story, the passage for extended reading and the wordlist in the book.