由陈琦改编、孟宪龙绘画的《美猴王之西游记（初级汉语分级读物）》讲述了孙悟空跟随唐僧西天取经的故事。这是一本专为海外儿童设计的汉语分级读物。故事简短，生动有趣，语言简单，插图精美。本书充分考虑学习者在初学阶段的实际情况，精心选择用词以表达故事情节，使孩子在有限的语言条件下，更多享受阅读的乐趣，体验汉语和中国文化。故事后设计有小练习以及延伸阅读，便于学生进行自我检查或教师教学。书后设计词语表，辅助孩子理解故事。书后还配有1盘CD-ROM，内容包括词语表、课文和延伸阅读等。

Journey to the West is a famous classical Chinese novel written more than 400 years ago by Wu Cheng'en.

The novel is based on the true story of a Chinese monk Xuanzang, who travelled to India on foot to seek Buddhist scriptures. In this novel, the monk's name was Monk Tang, who experienced 81 challenges during his journey.However, Monk Tang was able to overcome the difficulties with help from his disciples — the Monkey King, Pigsy and Sandy. According to the legend, the Monkey King learned Kung Fu and magic from a Taoist master. Smart and powerful, the Monkey King was always ready to fight with demons and even the gods on occasion.

这是《美猴王之西游记（初级汉语分级读物）》的英文简介。

《美猴王之西游记（初级汉语分级读物）》由陈琦改编，孟宪龙绘画。