In this month’s column we celebrate our multilingual world by showcasing a variety of audio and video recordings from the TeachingBooks.net collection. These multimedia resources allow students and teachers to hear and read stories in a handful of languages. ¡Disfrute!
A Picture-Book Biography in Spanish
My Name Is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz / Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz (illus. by Rafael López, Luna Rising, 2004)
Listen to Monica Brown’s story about Celia Cruz in the singer’s native tongue.
A French Canadian Classic
The Hockey Sweater (illus.by Sheldon Cohen, House of Anansi Press, 1979)
Experience Roch Carrier’s story in French, as read by the author.
An Ojibwe Young Reader Book
Awesiinyensag: Dibaajimowinan Ji-Gikinoo’amaageng (by Anton Treuer et al., illus. by Wesley Ballinger, Wiigwaas Press, 2010)
Hear Anton Treuer describe the collaborative effort behind this unique title.
An Early Reader
Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! (Toon Books, 2009)
A Puerto Rican Classic
Juan Bobo Sends the Pig to Mass (as told by Arí Acevedo-Feliciano, illus. by Tom Wrenn, August House Story Cove, 2008)
Watch this animated video as Denise Arribas narrates a story about the beloved fool.
A French-language winner of the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award
La saison des pluies (Soulières éditeur, 2011)
Listen to author Mario Brassard introduce and read from his celebrated title.
A Graphic Novel in Russian
Little Mouse Gets Ready (Toon Books, 2009)
Listen to Elena Makarov’s reading of Jeff Smith’s Little Mouse in Russian.
A Bilingual Spanish/English Folktale
Tell Me a Cuento / Cuéntame un story (as told by Joe Hayes, illus. by Geronimo Garcia, Cinco Puntos Press, 1998)
Hear storyteller Joe Hayes’s fluid bilingual rendition of this tale.
Nick Glass and Carin Bringelson would love to hear about your favorite bilingual stories. Write to them at nick@TeachingBooks.net.