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It is Shopping Time

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Komar Rien Komar Cheh - Author

The Asia Foundation - Let’s ReadENEbook

Let’s Read CC BY 4.0

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Originally published by The Asia Foundation - Let’s Read.

Brought to you by Let’s Read is a program of The Asia Foundation that supports early reading skills and habits to develop our next generation of critical thinkers and creative innovators in Asia and the Pacific. To read more books like this and get further information about this book, visit: letsreadasia.org. 10 Original Story It is Shopping Time. Author: Komar Rien Komar Cheh. Illustrator: Be Chharya. Published by The Asia Foundation - Let’s Read, © The Asia Foundation - Let’s Read. Released under CC-BY-4.0. This work is a modified version of the original story. © The Asia Foundation, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC-BY-4.0. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Contributing translators: Somey Chheang

author: Komar Rien Komar Cheh. illustrator: Be Chharya. translator: Somey Chheang. publisher: The Asia Foundation - Let’s Read.

Cover resized and converted to WebP; story unchanged. Suitabook’s guidance is a separate analysis.

Original Book on Let’s Read

A simple school-preparation story pairs repeated phrases with changing quantities, making the shopping sequence easy to follow and offering a natural chance to notice numbers.

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School preparation· AffirmedShopping· AffirmedNumbers· Explained

Personalised Fit

Beyond the Cover

school preparationshoppingnumbersschool supplies

FictionPicture book

Themes in Context

Getting ready for school

Sophy buys books and other supplies before the school year begins, and the ending presents her as ready.

How the book presents it: The story presents preparation as a cheerful, uncomplicated activity through Sophy's expressions and the closing reassurance that she is ready.

Talk about: What does being ready for school mean to Sophy beyond having these supplies?

Counting quantities

The sentences list decreasing quantities of books, pens and chalk as Sophy shops.Exploratory / explanatory

How the book presents it: The repeated count-and-item pattern supports noticing quantities, though the story does not explain any broader maths idea.

Talk about: Can you find the quantities in the pictures, and what changes as the list continues?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

The bright illustrations show Sophy selecting supplies and carrying them in a basket; a child can use the pictures to connect the named objects with what happens.

What Deserves Attention

The story treats school shopping as cheerful and straightforward. It does not show prices, budgeting or whether every pupil can obtain the same supplies.

A Conversation Worth Having

Which items can you spot in the pictures, and what might Sophy use each one for when school starts?

Reading Approach

Read the repeated sentences aloud together, pausing to count each quantity. Invite the child to point out the matching items in the pictures without needing to add extra plot.

Confidence & Basis

Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. The complete text and illustrations were available for this guide.

What remains unconfirmed

Getting ready for school: The story does not show Sophy's reasons for choosing the items or what happens once school begins.
Counting quantities: The story gives counts for several purchases but does not develop counting beyond the shopping list.

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Checked: 8 October 2026.

Relevant to: Getting ready for school; Counting quantities

Benefits, discussion questions and reading approaches are suggestions. Your knowledge of your child remains part of the decision.

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