Bilingual Books

Updated March 10, 2025
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Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Cabrera, Jane.
Paper Book
A favorite lullaby becomes a celebration of love in this lushly illustrated version featuring animals from all over the world.  On a beautiful night an owl sings to her owelet, a deer to his fawn, a whale to her calf. Animal parents sing this lullaby to their young, showing the...
I'll build you a bookcase = Sa-abn?± laka maktabah
Fahey, Jean Ciborowski
Paper Book
In this charming bilingual picture book, children and their caregivers work together to build home libraries and discover the magic and wonder of reading books. Told in simple, sweet rhyme in English and Arabic, I'll Build You a Bookcase celebrates the joy of reading and...
We all play = Kimêtawânaw
Flett, Julie
Paper Book
A BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Times, Washington Post, New York Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, Globe and Mail, Horn Book, and Boston Globe "This celebration of nature is sprinkled with words from the Cree language...
One white crane : a bilingual counting book of the months
Lee, Vickie
Paper Book
One white crane, two black bears . . . Simply told and beautifully rendered, this counting board book takes young readers through the months of the year. Each month focuses on a new animal, from seals in May to cicadas in September. Sweet, accessible text in English and...
One, two, three dim sum : a Mandarin-English counting book
Lo, Rich
Paper Book
Children and their parents can learn to count to ten in both English and Mandarin in this fun bilingual counting book of food. This book features traditional Chinese food items paired with numbers in both English and Chinese. Illustrated by Rich Lo, you'll learn two is for chopsticks, five...
The toddler's handbook : with over 100 words that every kid should know
Martin, Dayna
Paper Book
The Toddler's Handbook introduces 17 basic concepts in English and Filipino. Included are numbers, colors, shapes, sizes, ABCs, animals, opposites, sounds, actions, sports, food, tableware, clothes, engines, emotions, body, and time. This book develops early language skills using 174...
Feelings = Dareemadda : English-Somali
Borteçin, Hakan Şan
Paper Book
Guaranteed to enrich a toddler's vocabulary, this simple and fun series of bilingual board books is ideal for helping children discover a foreign language.   Highlighting more complex concepts that go beyond colors and numbers, titles in the series feature animals,...
I am an animal = Soy un animal
Soderguit, Alfredo
Paper Book
"Delves into the commonalities we share with our co-inhabitants on this great planet." --Kirkus Reviews "Soderguit's work makes adept use of illustration and design elements to convey meaning, truly honoring the picture book form." --Publishers Weekly

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