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A library of multilingual #picturebooks! 💙📚

Promoting #languages, #cultures, & #multilingual #literacy in #London schools & beyond: @hmking-linguist.bsky.social & Dr Gonzalo Pérez Andrade

How to Create a Multilingual Library of Picture Books t.ly/V8MZO
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The Multilingual Library @multilinglibrary.bsky.social · Jan 14
Want to create a #MultilingualLibrary? 💙📚

Read our short blog post on this topic for NALDIC (National Subject Organization for #EAL): t.ly/S5FXW 🗣💬

Key messages:
📚something is better than nothing!
📚developing a #multilingual #library can be relatively simple & affordable

#ESLsky #books #langsky
Creating a multilingual library of picture books - NALDIC
In 2022, we started a research project that asks what impact a school-university partnership can have on multilingual awareness across an
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📚✨ Celebrate World Kid Lit Month with three magical picture books by acclaimed #Chinese author Jin Bo. These charming tales bring nature and wonder to life, inspiring young readers (and grown-ups!) to stay curious. #WorldKidLitMonth

worldkidlit.org/2025/09/09/t...
Three Picture Books by Chinese author Jin Bo
By Gina Elia Jin Bo, a Chinese writer of children’s poetry and books, has been nominated for the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen award, the highest distinction given to children’s book authors and ill…
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September 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Love seeing our GET ON YOUR BIKE in this blog post from Katy Dycus! ❤️🚲
October 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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We love when publishers treat translation as part of the art.
@northsouthbooks.bsky.social Editorial Director Alisah Niehaus Berger talks about nurturing bilingual books, amplifying new voices and giving translators cover credit 📖❤️
#WorldKidLit #Translation #kidlit
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Meet the Editorial Director: NorthSouth Books
This week World Kid Lit contributor Ayo Oyeku talks to the Editorial Director of NorthSouth Books, Alisah Niehaus Berger to find out more about the history of the publisher and their current activi…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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darrenchetty.bsky.social
Great Line up!
Tickets available:
www.tickettailor.com/events/ibbyu...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years slate.com/culture/2025...
The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years
There’s been a revolution in children’s storytelling—and it’s not just that the stories are more diverse.
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September 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Mother Tongue Other Tongue (MTOT) our multilingual poetry competition is back! All P1-S6 pupils in Scotland can enter either in a language spoken with families at home (Mother Tongue) or a language they are learning (Other Tongue). More info: https://loom.ly/Nhpt-3U #languages #poetry
October 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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A gorgeous-looking #picturebook in #Portuguese:

Ninguém domia by Rafael Sica

www.rafaelsica.com.br/product-page...

#MultilingualLibrary #langsky 📚💙 #kidlit
Book cover in Portuguese Título: Ninguém dormia Autor: Rafael Sica
October 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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This was our very first book in the Little Go Getters series to get published. It was from our #Mongolia co-author. We are still super proud of it.

#BookSky #KidLit #ReadYourWorld #Picturebooks #Childrenbooks #EduSky #Diversity
Little Go Getters
October 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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barbarableiman.bsky.social
I'm doing a 45min half-term performance based on 'Snap!' in Saxmundham Library, as part of Poetry in Aldeburgh Festival. If you're in striking distance and have little ones who'd enjoy a fun event, why not come along? It's FREE, but do please book in advance.
October 22, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Cette semaine sur #SuperChouette, on se prend une grande tasse de douceur et de réconfort, avec la trilogie du dragon-thé :
www.super-chouette.net/2025/10/le-c... #LittératureJeunesse #BDJeunesse
Le Cercle du Dragon Thé
Greta, apprentie forgeronne de son état, recueille un jour un étrange petit dragon perdu au marché. En le ramenant à son propriétaire, elles...
www.super-chouette.net
October 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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I Am on #Indigenous Land by Katrina M. Phillips, illustrated by Sam Zimmerman

"Whose land are you on?"

#kidlit #picturebook 📚💙
book cover of I Am on Indigenous Land by Katrina M. Phillips, illustrated by Sam Zimmerman Whose land are you on?
October 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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And don't forget! If you want to see more #multilingual #books in your school or #publiclibrary, make sure you:
-check out/use the books they have
-request books in languages you would like to see
September 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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“My world - and my children’s world - would be a lot smaller without the library.”

libraryon.org/books-and-mo...

#libraries 📚💙 #reading #kidlit
Books and reading activities for children at libraries | LibraryOn
Youngsters love libraries. Safe, free spaces where you can pick up any book, enjoy stories and meet other children.
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September 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Notre 🐻, coup de ❤️ #libraire
à la droguerie à #saintmalo 🥰

#coupdecoeur #albumjeunesse #livrejeunesse #litteraturejeunesse #livrepourenfant #livre #lecture #librairie #bibliotheque #mediatheque #ecole #ours #edition #illustration #enfant #childrensbook #kidsbooks #bookstore #bookshop #bear
September 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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hmking-linguist.bsky.social
For #parents: "fostering #bilingualism doesn’t require fancy programs but consistency & genuine value"

#Educators: can "change how #multilingualism is treated in schools. . . [by honoring] the full range of #languages students bring, they tell children that every part of their identity matters." 🗣💬
September 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Looking to diversify your (picture)book collection? This just-published booklist may help!

Keep an eye out for the rest of the special issue focused on #multilingual #picturebooks!

#kidlit 📚💙 #langsky
September 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Interested in #multilingualism, #literacy, & #languages?

Check out The Grand Multi-Literacy event this coming weekend :)

It's free, online & features talks from researchers, educators, parents, authors & more!

Talks are recorded, so you can catch up after if you prefer!

#langsky 💙📚 #Kidlit
The GRAND MULTI-LITERACY Event 2025 An online - live - free event for multilingual families and educators teaching multilingual students From Friday 19th to Sunday 21st September 2025 on YouTube: Library4Multilnguals
September 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Dropped this little multilingual library starter pack off at a deserving location today - huge thanks to authors, illustrators and publishers who have been donating many of these books!
September 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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🔊 Call for submissions!

IBBY-UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages!

Deadline: December 15th, 2025

MORE INFO: www.ibby.org/awards-activ...
Illustrated poster promoting the IBBY-UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages. The artwork depicts a person walking through a vibrant forest filled with colorful foliage. The main text announces a call for submissions with a deadline of 15 December 2025. Logos of IBBY, UNESCO, and the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022–2032) are included at the bottom, along with illustration credits to Juan Palomino and text by Irene Vasco. Illustrated poster featuring a group of people, including children and adults, sitting together and reading in a natural setting near a thatched hut surrounded by colorful plants. The text outlines criteria for submitting books to the IBBY-UNESCO Collection. Requirements include high-quality children’s or young adult books published between January 2018 and December 2025, written in or including Indigenous and/or endangered languages, aligning with UNESCO principles, and supporting the Global Action Plan of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. Submission must meet all listed requirements.
June 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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#kidlit community, I’m looking for recommendations for some recent (3-5 years) #picturebooks about:

✨a quiet child who learns to find their voice
✨a child who gains confidence
✨a child who brings their family or other adults together

Thanks in advance!! 🙏🏻❤️👏🏻
September 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
multilinglibrary.bsky.social
Hello from your #MultilingualLibrary!

Did you know it's #WorldKidLitMonth?

Which #books are you reading & in which #languages?
World Kid Li Month Where will you travel by book? #WorldKidLitMonth
September 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Look what I found in #London today! The #European Poetry Festival is on until 6 July!

Interested in #multilingualism & #poetry check it out! It includes #Lithuanian, #Cypriot, #Austrian, #Norwegian, #Estonian, #Swiss, #Swish & more!

#langsky 🗣💬 #WritingCommunity

www.europeanpoetryfestival.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Just a little #multilingual hello from our #MultilingualLibrary to you!!

Can anyone identify the #languages on this card spotted in #London and/or add their own?

🐦🐦 #langsky 📚💙
June 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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It's International Women in Engineering Day! 👷‍♀️Our popular booklist celebrating women & girls in STEM is packed with 33 choices! From trailblazing pioneers to much-loved characters, these books bring STEM to life.

Find the list here: www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...

#INWED2025 #STEM
June 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Librarians and primary school teachers! Join me and @darrenchetty.bsky.social for this event on July 10th in Cardiff on Creating Inclusive Libraries and Curricula and get a free copy of Beyond the Secret Garden!
Poster for July 10th event with Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor, ‘Creating Inclusive Libraries and Curricula’ with the National Literacy Trust
June 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM