I'll Build You a Bookcase (Arabic-English Bilingual Edition)

Jean Ciborowski Fahey, Simone Shin

Book cover for I'll Build You a Bookcase (Arabic-English Bilingual Edition)
Book cover for I'll Build You a Bookcase (Arabic-English Bilingual Edition)

I'll Build You a Bookcase (Arabic-English Bilingual Edition)

I'll Build You a Bookcase (Arabic-English Bilingual Edition)

Jean Ciborowski Fahey, Simone Shin

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Description

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 discovering new stories.

Early literacy specialist Jean Ciborowski Fahey has crafted a story that celebrates literacy and inspires parents and caregivers to read to their child every day. Reading for even ten minutes a day has proven to build important language skills, curiosity and memory in young children, and encourages a positive association with books and reading later in life. Coupled with charming and vibrant art by award-winning illustrator Simone Shin, I'll Build You a Bookcase makes a wonderful addition to every bookshelf.

About the Author

Jean Ciborowski Fahey is an author, parent educator, and speaker dedicated to promoting an early love of reading in children. She also consults for a variety of literacy initiatives and organizations and creates home literacy curriculum for parent-home visitors and early intervention specialists. She lives in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts with her husband, Tom, and dog, Indigo. Visit her online at www.readingfarm.net.

Simone Shin is a children's book illustrator whose work appeared in Lee & Low's poetry collection I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage. Shin is the recipient of a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators, and her illustrations have appeared in the New York Times, Real Simple, Wired, and other publications. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area. You can see more of her work at simoneshin.com.

Critical Reviews

"This bilingual picture book encourages a love of books in children by building a place for them, both physically, in the form of a bookcase, and emotionally, in a child's heart." -- Booklist

Best Children's Books of the Year 2022 - Bank Street College of Education
Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy Silver Bells Winner 2022 - Colorado State Library

Publishing Information

Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Pub date: 2021-04-13
Length: 32 pages

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