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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Bilingual Books for Kids
Enjoy both books where two different languages appear in the same title, and books of translation from one language to another. It's a celebration of all things bilingual today!
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Bilingual Children’s Books
I may not speak another language well, but even so I can still celebrate those books originally published in English and now released in another language, as well as books released simultaneously in both another language and English.
Working in Translation: An Interview with Editor-at-Large Louise May
Recently it occurred to me that when it comes to bilingual picture books, there is a kind of art to their design. Today I speak to editor-at-large Louise May about her approach to the form.
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Bilingual & Spanish Books for Kids
On 31 Days, 31 Lists I always include a day of celebration for "bilingual books". What do I mean by that? Well, either these are books that were originally in English and were translated to another language, or they feature both English and another language in their text. Now enjoy a list of books that are pretty much entirely Spanish, with one notable exception
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2018 Bilingual Books for Kids
Whether a book contains two languages on the page, was published simultaneously in another language, or was published in a new language in a subsequent year, it's time to give bilingual books their due. Whenever possible I try to credit the translators, but it can be tricky sometimes. In any case, here are some truly beautiful and inventive books.
Fusenews – Warning: May use eigenface decomposition methods to calculate facial similarities
All right! Been a couple months since I did one of these and they’ve been burning a hole in my draft folder. My laptop is at 25% and I can’t find the cord to plug it in so let’s make these short and oh-so sweet! In the good news department, Idris Elba is going […]
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31 Days, 31 Lists: Day Eleven – 2017 Bilingual Children’s Books
I wish I had kept better statistics over the course of my children’s librarian career. Maybe if I had I could give you a sense of whether or not the number of bilingual children’s books published in 2017 was higher or lower than normal. As it currently stands, I’m just pleased to see these books […]
31 Days, 31 Lists: Day Eleven – 2016 Bilingual Books for Kids
I wish I had the numbers in front of me. I wish I could tell you how many bilingual books for kids have been published in the past and how that number compares to today. If we’re going to speak to my experience as a children’s librarian over the past decade, all I can say […]
Review of the Day: Water Rolls, Water Rises: El Agua Rueda, el Agua Sube by Pat Mora
Water Rolls, Water Rises: El Agua Rueda, el Agua Sube By Pat Mora Illustrated by Meilo So Children’s Book Press (an imprint of Lee & Low Books) $17.95 ISBN: 978-0892393251 Ages 4-8 On shelves now. Sometimes I wonder what effect the televised ephemera I took in as a child has had on my memories and […]
Review of the Day: Maria Had a Little Llama / Maria Tenia Una Llama Pequena by Angela Dominguez
Maria Had a Little Llama / Maria Tenia Una Llama Pequena By Angela Dominguez Henry Holt (an imprint of Macmillan) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-8050-9333-9 Ages 4-8 On shelves August 20th Ladies and gentlemen, I stand before you a humbled woman. A woman who “knew” certain facts but, until she saw them working in her own personal […]
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