Written by: Michelle Haney Brown Illustrated by: Aya Padrón For ages: 4 years and up Language: English & Japanese Topics Covered: Bilingualism, Japanese Culture & Traditions, Literacy, Global Community. Summary: This alphabetical rhyming book provides multiple languages and a short poem on each page, and is jam packed with information about literacy, culture, and language! The book explains how some letters…
Tag: Bilingual
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
Written by: Anika Aldamuy Denise Illustrated by: Paola Escobar For ages: 4-8 years Language: English & Spanish Topics Covered: Travel, Emigration, Puerto Rican Culture & Traditions, Literacy, Community, Trailblazer, Multilingualism, Latinx Authors. Summary: The story opens in 1920’s Puerto Rico. Pura leaves with her aunt to visit New York City for a wedding, and with her Pura brings the stories…
Green is a Chili Pepper: A Book of Colors
Written by: Roseanne Greenfield Thong Illustrated by: John Parra For Ages: Ages 3 to 5 Language: English, Spanish Topics Covered: POC-Centric Narratives, Culture & Traditions, Latinx Culture, Community, Family, Love, Self-Expression. Summary: Green is a Chile Pepper is a joyful celebration of the many colors found in latinx communities, from the orange marigolds for Dia de los Muertos…
Sweetest Kulu
Written by: Celina Kalluk Illustrated by: Alexandria Neonakis For Ages: Infant and up Language: Bilingual: Inuktitut and English; English. Topics Covered: Love, Family, First Nations People, Indigenous Voices, Inuit Culture. Summary: “Kulu” is an Inuktitut term of endearment, akin to “Mija” in Spanish. This book’s narrator is a mother speaking to their own Kulu. The…
Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code; A Navajo Code Talker’s Story
Written by: Joseph Bruchac Illustrated by: Liz Amini-Holmes For ages: 8 and up Language: English & Navajo Topics Covered: Indigenous Voices, Historical Figures, Historical Events, Culture & Traditions. Summary: Once a Navajo boy named Betoli had to go to Fort Defiance boarding school, and was given the name Chester. He was not allowed to speak Navajo, and his long hair got cut…
We Sang You Home
Written by: Richard Van Camp Illustrated by: Julie Flett For Ages: Infant and Up Language: Bilingual-English and Plains Cree Topics Covered: Family, Indigenous Voices, First Nations, New Baby. Summary: This board book is from the perspective of new parents speaking to their child, celebrating their birth and arrival to the family. The metaphor “we sang…
Little You
Written by: Richard Van Camp Illustrated by: Julie Flett For Ages: Infant and Up Language: Bilingual-English and Plains Cree; English. Topics Covered: New Baby, Indigenous Voices, First Nations, Family, Love, Celebration. Summary: This rhyming board book celebrates a new baby’s arrival in a family. The illustrations show a happy family mostly in nature, exploring the…