Language and Language Learning
● Abtahi, Olivia. (2025). The Interpreter. Illus. Monica Arnaldo. (Spanish)
● Adderson, Caroline. (2014). Norman, Speak! Illus. Qin Leng. (Chinese, Canada)
● Alcántara, Jacqueline. (2025). Tíos and Primos. (Spanish, Honduras)
● Brown, Stefanie F. (2025). My Heart Speaks Kriolu. Illus. Keisha Morris (Cabo Verde).
● Cáceres, Andrea. (2023). My Dog Just Speaks Spanish. (Spanish)
● Dabarera, Dinalie. (2023). Quiet Time with My Seeya. (Sinhalese).
● English, Karen. (2014). Speak English For Us, Marisol! Illus. Enrique Sanchez. (Spanish)
● Genhart, Michael. (2023). Spanish Is the Language of My Family. Illus. John Parra. (Spanish)
● Kobald, Irena. My Two Blankets. Illus. Freya Blackwood. (Sudan)
● Kraus, Angela Pham. (2023). Words Between Us. Illus. Dung Ho. (Vietnamese)
● Menon, Uma. (2024). My Mother's Tongues. Illus. Rahele J. Bell. (Malayalam, India)
● Florence, Melanie. (2017). Stolen Words. Illus. Gabrielle Grimard. (Cree, Canada)
● LaRocca, Rajani. (2022). I’ll Go and Come Back. Illus. Sara Palacios. (Tamil, India)
● Le, Minh. (2018). Drawn Together. Illus. Dan Santat (Thai)
● Mancillas, Mónica. (2022). Mariana and Her Familia. Illus. Erika Meza. (Spanish, Mexico)
● Matloob, Taraneh. (2026). An Invisible River to Cross. Illus. Kristen Balouch (Iran, Persian)
● Medina, Meg. (2015). Mango, Abuela, and Me. Illus. Angela Dominguez. (Spanish, Cuban)
● Niebuhr-Siebert, Sandra. (2022). Mina Belongs Here. Illus. Lars Baus. (Arabic)
● Parappukkaran, Sandhya. (2026). Words that Taste Like Home. Illus. Michelle Pereira. India-Malayalam).
● Pearson, Debora. (2021). My Words Flew Away Like Birds. Illus. Shrija Jain.
● Redondo, Susana Gómez. (2020). The Day Saida Arrived. Sonja Wimmer. (Arabic)
● Vo, Young. (2022). Gibberish. (Vietnamese).
● Wong, Jack. (2023). The Words We Share. (Cantonese)
● Yang, Kao Kalia. (2024). The Rock in My Throat. Illus. Jiemei Lin. (Hmong)
● Yang, Kelly. (2025). Little Bird Laila. Illus. Xindi Yan. (Chinese)
● Zhang, Kat. (2022). Amy Wu and the Warm Welcome. Illus. Charlene Chau. (Chinese)
Untranslatable Words
● Abdel-Fattah, Randa. (2023). Eleven Words for Love. Illus. Maxine B. Clarke (Arabic)
● Crespo, Ana. (2024). Saudade. Illus. André Ceolin. (Portuguese)
● Edwards, Nicola. (2018). What a Wonderful Word. Illus. Louisa Uribe. (global languages)
● Goodluck, Laurel. (2025). Yaadila! Good Grief. Illus. Jonathan Nelson (Navajo)
● Harmony, Cynthia. (2026). Apapacho Love. Illus. Erika Meza. (Nahuatl, Mexico)
● Memon, Uma. (2026). Our Mother’s Names. Illus. Rahele Jomepour Bell. (India, global).
● Moahloli, Refiloe. (2022). I am You: A Book about Ubuntu. Illus. Zinelda McDonald (South Africa)
● Reibstein, Mark. (2008). Wabi Sabi. Illus. Ed Young. (Japanese, Japan).
● Sanders, Ella Francis. (2014). Lost in Translation. (global languages)
● Subramaniam, Suma. (2022). Namaste is a Greeting. Illus. Sandhya Prabha. (Sanskrit, Hindi)
● Yoon, Jessica. (2026). Jeong Is Jeong. Illus. Michelle Lee. (Hanguel/Korean)
Multilingual
● Bunting, Philip. (2020). Dogs Say Bau.
● Donovan, Mary Lee. (2021). A Hundred Thousand Welcomes. Illus. Lian Cho.
● Heck, Ellen. (2022). A Is for Bee.
● Kramer, Jackie Azúa. (2023). Empanadas for Everyone. Illus. Lenny Wen.
● Iwai, Melissa. (2021). Dumplings for Lili. (Chinese, global)
● Park, Linda Sue. (2004). Mung-Mung. Animal Sounds. Illus. Diane Bigda.
● Park, Linda Sue, & Durango, Julia. (2005). Yum! Yuck! People Sounds. Illus. Sue Rama.
● Waissbluth, Denyse. (2025). Soup’s On Around The World. Illus. Chelsea O’Byrne.
● Wang, Andrea. (2022). Luli and the Language of Tea. Illus. Hyewon Yum.
Family and Community Connections - Spanish
● Ada, Alma Flor. (2002). I Love Saturdays y Domingos. Illus. Elivia Savadier.
● Armendia-Sánchez, Nydia. (2024). Not Far from Here. Illus. Devon Holzwarth. (Mexico)
● Betancourt-Perez, Jessica, & Williams, Karen Lynn. (2021). A Thousand White Butterflies. Illus. Gina Maldonado. (Colombia)
● Bowles, David. (2021). My Two Border Towns. Illus. Erika Meza. (Mexico)
● Katona, Alexandra. (2021). Dinner on Domingos. Illus. Claudia Navarro. (Ecuador)
● López, Paloma Angelina. (2025). Popo the Xolo. Illus. A. Matias. (Mexico, Nahtuatl)
● Morales, Yuyi. (2020). Bright Star. (Mexico)
● Morales, Yuyi. (2018). Dreamers. (Mexico)
● Morales, Yuyi. (2013). Niño: Wrestles the World. (Mexico)
● Meza, Erika. (2023). To The Other Side. (Mexico)
● Mancillas, Mónica. (2023). How to Speak Spanglish. Illus. Olivia de Castro.
● Perez, Nomar. (2021). Coquí in the City. (Puerto Rico)
● Perkins, Mitali. (2022). Between Us and Abuela. Sara Palacios. (Mexico)
● Reynoso-Morris, Alyssa. (2023). Plátanos Are Love. Mariyah Rahman. (Carribbean)
● Quintero, Isabel. (2019). My Papi Has A Motorcycle. Illus. Zeke Peña. (Mexican)
● Ramos, NoNieqa. (2022). Beauty Woke. Paola Escobar. (Puerto Rico)
● Raul the Third. (2020). ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat! (Mexico)
● Raul the Third. (2021). ¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge! (Mexico)
● Santamari, Sendy. (2023). Yenebi’s Drive to School. Ana Osorio. (Mexico)
● Sylvester, Natalia. (2024). A Maleta Full of Treasures. Juana Medina. (Peru)
Family and Community Connections - Multiple Languages
● Akbari, Nazneen. (2026). Home Away from Home. Illus. Rashin Kheiriyeh (Arabic, Oman)
● Anand, Shelly. (2021). Laxmi’s Mooch. Illus. Nabi Ali. (Hindi, India)
● Blackburne, Livia. (2021). I Dream of PoPo. Illus. Julia Kuo. (Chinese, Taiwan)
● Campbell, Nicola I. (2008). Shin-chi’s Canoe. Illus. Kim LaFave. (Métis, Canada)
● Cázares, Husi, & Cázares, Kerrie Ann. (2025). Lessons From Hu’ul Ke:li. (O’odham)
● Cázares, Husi, & Cázares, Kerrie Ann. (2025). A Day With Hu'ul. (O’odham)
● Chen, Nicole. (2022). How We Say I Love You. Illus. Lenny Wen. (Chinese)
● Que, Joanna, & Marquez, Charina. (2020). Dancing Hands. Illus. Fran Alvarez. (Filipino Sign Language)
● Evans, Rebecca. (2022). Alone Like Me. (Chinese, China)
● Flett, Julie. (2019). Birdsong. (Cree, Canada)
● Flett, Julie. (2021). We All Play kimêtawânaw. (Cree, Canada)
● Gale, Heather. (2019). Ho’onani Hula Warrior. Illus. Mika Song. (Hawaiian)
● Greanias, Margaret Chiu. (2022). Amah Faraway. Illus. Tracy Subisak. (Chinese, Taiwan)
● Greendeer, Daniel, Perry, Anthony, & Bunten, Alexis. (2022). Keepunumuk. Illus. Neidhardt, Nicole. (Wampanoag)
● Hossain, Moniza. (2026). Ritu in the Sun. Illus. Merce Lopez. (India)
● Kheiriyeh, Rashin. (2018). Saffron Ice Cream. (Persian, Iran)
● Lai, Thanhha. (2022). Hundred Years of Happiness. Illus. Nguyen Quang; Kim Lien (Vietnamese)
● Matari, Jenan A. (2025). Everything Grows in Jiddo’s Garden. Aya Ghanameh. (Arabic)
● McIlwraith, Naomi. (2026). The Great Gathering Place. Illus. Onedove. (Cree, Canada)
● Murphy, Aunty Joy, & Kelly, Andrew. (2019). Birrarung Wilam. Illus. Lisa Kennedy. (Woiwurrung, Australia)
● Nelson, S. D. (2026). The Animals Speak: The Lakota Way. (Lakota)
● Nguyen, Thai, & Truong, Monique. (2025). Mai's Áo Dài. Dung Ho. (Vietnamese)
● Park, Jane. (2022). Juna and Appa. Felicia Hoshino. (Korean)
● Parker, Janesso. (2023). I am the Sun. Illus. Beverly Blacksheep. (Navajo)
● Mo, Cherry. (2024). Home in a Lunchbox. (Chinese)
● Rattigan, Jama Kim. (1993). Dumpling Soup. Illus. Lillian Hsu-Flanders. (Hawaiian, Japanese, Korean)
● Robertson, David A. (2016). When We Were Alone. Illus. Julie Flett. (Cree, Canada)
● Rogers, Andrea L. (2024). Chooch Helped. Rebecca Lee Kunz. (Cherokee)
● Rogers, Andrea. (2026). When We Gather (Ostadahlisiha). Illus. Madelyn Goodnight. (Cherokee)
● Shamsi, Shirin. (2022). The Moon from Dehradun. Illus. Tarun Lak. (Urdu, Pakistan/India)
● Sorell, Traci. (2025). Clack, Clack! Smack! A Cherokee Stickball Story. Illus. Joseph Erb (Cherokee).
● Sorell, Traci. (2022). Powwow Day. Madelyn Goodnight. (Cherokee)
● Takahashi, J.P. (2023). Tokyo Night Parade. Minako Tomigahara. (Japanese, Japan).
● Wadhwani, Zenia. (2026). Fly in the Chai. Illus. Chaaya Prabhat. (India, multiple)
● Westergaard, Azadeh. (2024). The One and Only Googoosh. (Iran/Persian)
● Wong, Wai Mei. (2025). Mama’s Special Wonton Soup. Illus. Xin Yue. (Chinese)
● Yang, Kao Kalia. (2026). A Home on the Page. Seo Kim. (Hmong)
● Zia, F. (2011). Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji. Illus. Ken Min. (Hindi, India)
Names
● Brar, Kuljinder Kaur. (2022). My Name Is Saajin Singh. Illus. Kaur, Samrath. (Sikh, India)
● Choi, Yangsook. (2001). The Name Jar. (Korean)
● Deal, Laura. (2017). How Nivi Got Her Names. Illust. Chua, Charlene. (Inuit, Canada)
● Ho, Joanna. (2023). Say My Name. Illus. Le, Khoa. (Chinese, Tongan, Persian, Navajo, Mexican, Ghanaian)
● Kelkar, Supriya. (2023). My Name. Illus. Prabhat, Sandhya. (Hindi)
● Ada, Alma Flor. (2012). My Name Is Maria Isabel. Illus. K. Dyble Thompson. (Mexico, Cuban).
● Lainez Colato, René. (2009). René Has Two Last Names / René tiene dos apellidos. Illus. Ramírez, Fabiola G. (Mexico)
● Lam, Thao. (2021). Thao. (Vietnamese)
● Loebel-Fried, Caren. (2020). Manu the Boy Who Loved Birds. (Hawaiian)
● Martinez-Neal, Juana. (2018). Alma and How She Got Her Name. (Peruvian)
● Namir, Hasan (2023). Banana Dream. Illus. Daby Z. Faidhi. (Arabic, Iraq)
● Na'kuset, & Henderson, Judith. (2025). I Am My Name: A Girl's Journey to Finding Her Cree Family. Illus. Onedove. (Cree, Canada)
● Ogburn, Jacqueline (2011). Little Treasures: Endearments from Around the World. Illus. Chris Raschka. (Global)
● Parappukkaran, Sandhya (2022). The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name. Illus. Michelle Pereira. (S. India, Australia)
● Recorvits, Helen (2003). My Name Is Yoon. Illus. Gabriela Swiatkowska. (Korean)
● Rhee, Helena Ku. (2023). Sora’s Seashells. Illus. Stella Lim, & Ji-Hyuk Kim. (Korean)
● Sacre, Antonio (2022). My Name Is Cool. Illus. Sarah Demonteverd. (Cuban)
● Sheth, Sheetal. (2018). Always Anjali. Illus. Jessica Blank. (Sanskrit, India)
● Subramaniam, Suma. (2024). My Name Is Long as a River. Illus. Tara Anand (Tamil, India)
● Syed, Anoosha (2022). That’s Not My Name! (Arabic, Pakistani)
● Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah. (2020). Your Name Is a Song. Illus. Luisa Uribe. (multiple)
● Williams, Karen, & Mohammed, Khadra. (2009). My Name Is Sangoel. Illus. Catherine Stock. (Sudan)
Orthographies
● Abdel-Fattah, Randa. (2023). Eleven Words for Love. Illus. Maxine B. Clarke (Arabic)
● Greanias, Margaret Chu. (2022). Amah Faraway. Illus. Tracy Subisak. (Chinese)
● Jiang, Ji-Li (2025). Eighteen Vats of Water. Illus. Nadia Hsieh. (Chinese)
● Kim, Carol. (2021). King Sejong Invents an Alphabet. Cindy Kang. (Hanguel/ Korean)
● Kim, Julie. (2023). Where's Joon? (Hanguel/Korean)
● Kim, Julie. (2017). Where’s Halmoni? (Hanguel/Korean)
● Louis, Catherine. (2008). My Little Book of Chinese Words. Shi Bo. (Chinese)
● Louis, Catherine. (2006). Liu and the Bird: A Journey in Chinese Calligraphy. (Chinese)
● Moushabeck, Hannah. (2023). Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine. Illus. Reem Madooh. (Arabic)
● Niemann, Christoph. (2008). The Pet Dragon. (Chinese)
● Odeh, Maysa. (2024). A Map for Falasteen. Illus. Aliaa Betawi. (Arabic, Palestinian).
● Ogburn, Jacqueline. (2011). Little Treasures: Endearments from Around the World. Illus. Chris Raschka. (Global)
● Pak, Soyung. (2000). Dear Juno. Illus. Susan K. Hartung. (Hanguel/Korean)
● Redondo, Susana Gómez. (2020). The Day Saida Arrived. Sonja Wimmer. (Arabic)
● Rumford, James (2008). Silent Music. (Arabic, Iraq).
● Sorrel, Traci. (2019). We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga. Illus. Frame Lessac. (Cherokee)
● Wong, Jack. (2023). The Words We Share. (Cantonese)
● Wang, Andrea. (2022). Luli and the Language of Tea. Illus. Hyewon Yum. (global)
● Yoon, Jessica. (2026). Jeong Is Jeong. Illus. Michelle Lee. (Hanguel/Korean)
● Youme. (2010). Mali Under the Night Sky. (Laotian)
● Young, Ed. (2003). Voices of the Heart. (Chinese)
● Young, Ed. (2004). The Lost Horse. (Chinese)
Speakers of Different Languages in Conversation (books appear to be bilingual but are not)
● Dominguez, Angela (2026). That’s Mine! ¡Es mío! (Lolo and Birdie series)
● Solis, Nicholas. (2022). My Town Mi Pueblo. Illus. Louisa Uribe. (Spanish, Mexico)
● Spencer, Rene. (2024). Bye Land Bye Sea. Illus. Rodolfo Montalvo. (Spanish)
● Pung, Alice. (2022). Be Careful, Xiao Xin! Illus. Sher Rill Ng. (Chinese)
Informational Books
● Brown, Monica. (2011). Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People. Illus. Julie Paschkis. (Peru)
● Fajardo, Sara Andrea (2025). Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa. Illus. Juana Martinez Neal. (Spanish and Quechua, Peru).
● Khan, Hena. (2018). Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets. Illus. Mehrdokht Amini. (Arabic). Multiple books in this series.
● Tonatiuh, Duncan. (2020). Feathered Serpent and The Five Suns. (Mexico)
● Tonatiuh, Duncan. (2022). A Land of Books. (Mexica, Mexico)
● Tonatiuh, Duncan. (2017). Danza! (Folklórico de México). (Mexico)
● Tonatiuh, Duncan. 2015). Funny Bones (Day of the Dead Calaveras). (Mexico)
Translingual Novels
● Águila, María Dolores. (2025). A Sea of Lemon Trees. (Spanish, Mexican)
● Arango, Andrea Beatriz (2022). Iveliz Explains It All. (Spanish, Puerto Rico).
● Becker, Harmony. (2021) Himawari House. (Japan-Japanese, Korean, Singlish)
● Cisneros, Ernesto (2023). Efrén Divided. (Mexico, Spanish).
● Lai, Thanhha (2020). Butterfly Yellow. (Vietnamese) YA
● Medina, Meg. (2018). Merci Suárez Changes Gears. (Spanish, Cuban)
● Nayeri, Daniel. (2020). Everything Sad Is Untrue. (Persian, Iran). YA
● Nguyen, Doan Phuong (2025). A Two-Placed Heart. (Vietnamese)
● Salazar, Aida (2020). Land of the Cranes. (Spanish, Mexico).
● Shahi, Arya. (2023). An Impossible Thing To Say. (Persian, Iran). YA
● Tang, Betty. (2023). Parachute Kids. (Chinese, Taiwan).
● Warga, Jasmine. (2019). Other Words for Home. (Arabic, Syria)
● Young, Brian (2021). Healer of the Water Monster (Navajo).
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