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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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The Multilingual Library @multilinglibrary.bsky.social · 16d

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

Dr. Hannah M. King @hmking-linguist.bsky.social · 16d

Have you been to the #library lately?

Which #books did you check out? 📚

If you care about #literacy, #reading, books, #librarians, free public resources, etc, don't forget to use your #publiclibrary! 📚💙

a woman in a library with a tote bag that says ' nlg ' on it

Alt: a woman in a library with a tote bag that she is quickly filling with books from the library shelves

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The Multilingual Library @multilinglibrary.bsky.social · 16d

“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.

libraryon.org

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Hélène Gloria @hgloria.bsky.social · 26d

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

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Dr. Hannah M. King @hmking-linguist.bsky.social · 19d

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." 🗣💬

UMassLinguistics @umasslinguistics.bsky.social · 20d

Bilingual Brains, Better Outcomes?: The Benefits of Multilingual Upbringing; Raising kids multilingual can boost brain development and future success.

Bilingual Brains, Better Outcomes?: The Benefits of Multilingual Upbringing

Bilingualism shapes minds, identities, and relationships. Research shows it’s more than a “brain boost”—it’s about connection and resilience.

www.psychologytoday.com

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The Multilingual Library @multilinglibrary.bsky.social · 20d

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

Dr. Hannah M. King @hmking-linguist.bsky.social · 20d

The 1st paper is out in the SI I am co-editing w/ Myra Garces-Bacsal, @sabinelittle.bsky.social & @naashia.bsky.social 🗣💬

#Books, 책들, livres, vitabu, βιβλία: Exploring diverse #picturebooks for multilingual literacy, inclusivity, and belonging

More to come!

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/SZ3XW...

Diverse picturebooks for diverse children: a booklist of linguistic diversities and pluralities for inclusivity, belonging, and resistance

This paper proposes a curated booklist which foregrounds linguistic diversities and pluralities as powerful catalysts for inclusivity, belonging, and resistance. Drawing on an extensive document an...

www.tandfonline.com

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Dr. Hannah M. King @hmking-linguist.bsky.social · 23d

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

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Dr Sabine Little @sabinelittle.bsky.social · 27d

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!

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IBBY UK @ibbyuk.bsky.social · Jun 24

🔊 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.

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Liz Lazar (she/her) @lizlazarlit.bsky.social · 26d

#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!! 🙏🏻❤️👏🏻

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The Multilingual Library @multilinglibrary.bsky.social · 26d

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

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Dr. Hannah M. King @hmking-linguist.bsky.social · Jun 24

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

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The Multilingual Library @multilinglibrary.bsky.social · Jun 24

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 📚💙

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BooksForTopics @booksfortopics.bsky.social · Jun 23

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

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Professor Karen Sands-O’Connor @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social · Jun 23

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

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Louise Rolland @lrollandmulti.bsky.social · Jun 18

Swahili in unexpected places! Rachel Isadora's retelling of The Princess and the Pea is set in Africa, with greetings in #Somali, #Amharic and #Swahili! Beautifully illustrated. The ending needs updating to involve the princess's enthusiastic consent to marriage, though !
#picturebooks #fairytale

Picture book cover showing an African princess seated on a tower of mattresses, with the title "The princess and the pea" and author/illustrator's name, Rachel Isadora.

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Dr Sabine Little @sabinelittle.bsky.social · Jun 10

Day 10 #30dayswildmultilingual - let's talk about the weather! If you want to have even more fun, explore *what* it is raining across the world when it rains lots: cats and dogs? String? Old ladies and sticks? Buckets? #30dayswild

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Dr Sabine Little @sabinelittle.bsky.social · Jun 6

Day 6 #30dayswildmultilingual - from shapes to colours: blue, yellow, red...can you find them in nature and name them? Is "red" the shortest word out of the 3 in all languages? #30dayswild

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Dr Sabine Little @sabinelittle.bsky.social · Jun 5

Day 5 #30dayswildmultilingual: look for shapes in nature - triangle, circle, square...name these shapes in other languages. Do all languages have a "three" of some sorts hidden in the word triangle? #30dayswild

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The Multilingual Library @multilinglibrary.bsky.social · Jun 4

A recommendation of a #German #picturebook from @kinderbuchkiste.bsky.social that is "a great read-aloud book that makes you smile and play with language!"

#Multilingualism 💙📚 #kidlit #LinguisticDiversity #langsky

Kinderbuchkiste @kinderbuchkiste.bsky.social · Jun 3

Unbezahlte BV
Du suchst nach einem tollen Vorlesebuch mit lustigen Sprachspielereien ?
Dann habe ich hier den perfekten #Kinderbuchtipp
Im Razamba Verlag ist gerade
das neue Buch von Martin Ebbertz erschienen

kinderbuchkiste.blogspot.com/p/ebemibil-d... Kinderbuchkiste : Ebemibil der Nasenbär

Ebemibil der Nasenbär

Bilderbuchtipp , Kinderbuchblogg

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Dr Sabine Little @sabinelittle.bsky.social · Jun 4

Day 4 #30dayswildmultilingual: spot a bird, pick a bird, any bird...can you name it in another language? #30dayswild See also: www.multilingualism-in-schools.net/bird-watch/

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Thiard News@F4F @newsen.bsky.social · Jun 3

Exciting Exhibition of 'Hamigaki Samurai' Picture Book Launches at Bookhouse Cafe#Japan#Tokyo#picture_book#Hamigaki_Samurai#Bookhouse_Cafe

Exciting Exhibition of 'Hamigaki Samurai' Picture Book Launches at Bookhouse Cafe

The original artwork exhibition of the popular picture book 'Hamigaki Samurai' starts from July 30 at Bookhouse Cafe in Jimbocho, Tokyo, featuring fun workshops.

third-news.com

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ウラベ・ロシナンテ -Rocinante Urabe- @rocinante0o.bsky.social · Jun 3

見てごらん
これは光の鏡
たくさんの人達の心
みんな光り輝いてるでしょ？
君のもきっとどこかで光っているよ
さぁ、探してみようか

Look here—
this is a mirror made of light.
It shows the hearts of many people,
all glowing softly.
Yours is shining too, somewhere out there.
Shall we go and find it?

#絵本 #kidlit #picturebook

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The Multilingual Library @multilinglibrary.bsky.social · Jun 3

This is a gorgeous #picturebook and one we have in our #MultilingualLibrary! 🤩

Issa Watanabe's illustrations are incredible & the #wordless format makes it perfect for #storytelling in any #language!

🐦🐦 #kidlit 💙📚

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Ann Suk Wang, Kidlit Author @annsukwang.bsky.social · Jun 2

So excited to announce the Korean version by Prooni.com in Korea (for now.) By 6/25 #Yugio or start of the #KoreanWar #75thanniversary

annsukwang.com/2025/05/30/f...

Features in the Korean Version of “The House Before Falling Into the Sea”

I am so excited to share with you, the cover of the Korean version of “The House Before Falling Into the Sea”! There are a few key alterations in this publication. For starters, my Korean name, 석영주…

annsukwang.com

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The Multilingual Library @multilinglibrary.bsky.social · Jun 3

This looks like a fantastic event for those wishing to explore "race and representation in children's literature, and approaches to diversify school #libraries" 🗣💬

#kidlit #MultilingualLibrary 💙📚 #EAL #ESL

Professor Karen Sands-O’Connor @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social · Jun 3

literacytrust.org.uk/events/creat... So excited to participate in this event with @darrenchetty.bsky.social, the poet @connorallennfl.bsky.social and the National Literacy Trust in Cardiff next month! Join us and get a free copy of Darren’s and my book Beyond the Secret Garden!

Creating Inclusive Libraries and Curricula | National Literacy Trust

Join our conference in Cardiff that will share approaches to cultivate and deepen conversations around ethnicity, race and intersectionality through children’s literature in libraries.

literacytrust.org.uk

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