This is my third bilingual Spanish book list. Author Derek Taylor Kent wrote the first one. The second bilingual Spanish picture book list is from illustrator Wendy Martin. Today’s list is my own, the result of a pile of bilingual books that I’ve been saving for six months, and the books I read to create…
Category: Teaching Kids Foreign Languages at Home
Teaching kids Spanish and Mandarin Chinese at home using fun apps, games, song, picture books and board games.
FREE virtual event “Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month Together”
Read Your World Celebrates Multicultural Children’s Book Day is excited to present a free virtual event to celebrate The Bilingual Child! Celebrating The Bilingual Child Month Together Wed, Oct 18, 2:15 pm ET Register here! Amanda Hsieng-Blodgett Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett is the founder of Miss Panda Chinese, an online Chinese language, and cultural resource that provides…
I hit 800 Days Straight on DuoLingo Japanese
I started DuoLingo Japanese several years ago but didn’t have a very long streak of consecutive days. I decided to try to spend 5 to 10 minutes in the morning, instead of rushing to get it in at night before midnight. Since this change, it’s been easier to practice my Japanese consistently. That being said,…
My Bilingual Spanish TimTimTom Personalized Picture Book!
I was so thrilled to receive a customized bilingual Spanish book from TimTimTom as a reviewer for Multicultural Children’s Book Day. I chose a soccer-themed book for my daughter, Ali, because she played a lot of soccer in elementary school. She also studied Spanish for many, many years. It was fun to choose the book…
Learning Japanese Through Games
Please welcome my guest author today, Jennifer Fischer. She’s a producer at Think Ten Media Group and blogs at Indie Jen Fischer on Medium. She has recommendations of how to teach kids Japanese using games. —– No doubt about it, kids love games: board games, card games and, of course, video games! We love our…
9 Picture Books Featuring Chinese Words
Please welcome my friend Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett! Her fabulous site, Miss Panda Chinese, has playful and engaging Chinese language programs for early childhood education organizations and elementary schools. She is also the host of Playful Chinese podcast. Her “Let’s Learn Mandarin Chinese with Miss Panda!” album has been introducing Mandarin Chinese to families that are new…
10 Children’s Books about the COVID-19 Pandemic
Please welcome Dr. Erin King-Mullins of the Corona-Mamas.com blog today. She’s a surgeon from Atlanta, Georgia, as well as a new mom. Her blog addresses two pandemics: COVID-19 & Racism. I’m thrilled to have her today with helpful children’s books to understand the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: Bereavement/Death Picture Book Picture Book on Expressing Emotions Anxiety…