There are many great reading resources for leaners of Chinese at various proficiency levels.
Graded Readers
These books are specifically created for language learners. Each book is created for a specific level (e.g. beginner, intermediate, advanced) and employ limited vocabulary and simplified grammar.
Chinese Breeze Series（汉语风）
(Level 1-4) (300/500/750/1100 Unique Words)
Friends Chinese Graded Reader (好朋友汉语分级读物）
(Level 1-6) (150/300/600/1200/2500/5000 Unique Words)
Mandarin Companion (Level 1-2)
(300/450 Unique Characters)
Rainbow Bridge Graded Chinese Reader (彩虹桥汉语分级读物）
(Level 1-6) (150/300/750/1000/1500/2500 Unique Words)
Learn Chinese Graded Reader (汉语分级读物）
(Level 1-3) (500/800/1200 Unique Characters)
Skills Books for Reading
These are textbooks specifically created to help develop your reading skills such as reading speed and reading comprehension.
Short-Term Reading Chinese （汉语阅读速成）
Native Material
Once you reach a high enough proficiency level, native material can also become accessible. Particularly, books or stories that are geared towards primary or middle school reading may be easy enough for language learners.
Fiction
| Title | 名字 | Unique Characters | Unique Words |
| Fantastic Mr Fox | 了不起的狐狸爸爸 | 1227 | 1927 |
| Little House on the Prairie | 草原上的小木屋 | 1398 | 2479 |
| The Little Prince | 小王子 | 1496 | 2572 |
| The House on Mango Street | 芒果街上的小屋 | 1859 | 3495 |
| Grandma in the Apple Tree | 苹果树上得外婆 | 1875 | 3670 |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 查理和巧克力工厂 | 2038 | 4227 |
| To Live | 活着 | 1881 | 4361 |
| Charlotte’s Web | 夏洛的网 | 2112 | 4445 |
| Chronicles of Narnia – Book 1 | 纳尼亚传奇 – 狮子女巫魔衣橱 | 2149 | 4827 |
| Peter Pan | 彼得潘 | 2505 | 6709 |
| Wolf King Dream | 狼王梦 | 2826 | 7457 |
| Harry Potter – Book 1 | 哈利波特与魔法石 | 2582 | 7738 |
| Hunger Games – Book 1 | 饥饿游戏1 | 2728 | 8458 |
| Anne of Green Gables | 禄山墙的安妮 | 2751 | 8879 |
| Twilight – Book 1 | 暮光之城1 | 2818 | 9472 |
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