Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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My Mother's Tongues: A Weaving of Languages
Uma Menon
Illustrator: Rahele Jomepour Bell
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 978-1-5362-2251-7
Keywords: Family/School/Community-Language, Bilingualism, India, Malayalam, English
South Asian Indian American Sumi and her mother speak two languages. As Sumi says, the more languages a person can speak, the more people they can talk to. Bold, colorful mixed-media illustrations.