I’ll Build You a Bookcase / Te haré tu propio librero (Spanish-English bilingual edition)

By Jean Ciborowski Fahey, Simone Shin
Hardcover: $19.95

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.

En este encantador libro bilingüe, niños y sus cuidadores trabajan juntos para construir un librero y descubren la magia y la maravilla de leer libros.

Front cover for I'll Build You a Bookcase by Jean Ciborowski Fahey and Simone Shin
This book is also available in English
I’ll Build You a Bookcase
By Jean Ciborowski Fahey, Simone Shin
Front cover for I'll Build You a Bookcase (Vietnamese-English bilingual edition) by Jean Ciborowski Fahey and Simone Shin
This book is also available in English / Vietnamese
I’ll Build You a Bookcase (Vietnamese-English bilingual edition)
By Jean Ciborowski Fahey, Simone Shin
Front cover for I'll Build You a Bookcase (Mandarin-English bilingual edition) by Jean Ciborowski Fahey and Simone Shin
This book is also available in English / Mandarin
I’ll Build You a Bookcase (Mandarin-English bilingual edition)
By Jean Ciborowski Fahey, Simone Shin
Front cover for I'll Build You a Bookcase (Arabic-English bilingual edition) by Jean Ciborowski Fahey and Simone Shin
This book is also available in Arabic / English
I’ll Build You a Bookcase (Arabic-English bilingual edition)
By Jean Ciborowski Fahey, Simone Shin

Description

Told in simple, sweet rhyme in English and Spanish, 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.

Con simples y dulces rimas en inglés y español, “Te haré tu propio librero” celebra la alegría de leer y descubrir nuevas historias. La especialista en alfabetización temprana, Jean Ciborowski Fahey, ha creado una historia que celebra la alfabetización e inspira a padres y cuidadores a leerle a sus niños todos los días. Leer, aunque sea por diez minutos cada día, ha demostrado desarrollar importantes habilidades lingüísticas, curiosidad y memoria en los niños pequeños, y fomenta una asociación positiva con los libros y la lectura para toda la vida. Acompañado del arte encantador y vibrante de la ilustradora galardonada Simone Shin, “Te haré tu propio librero” hace una maravillosa adición a cada librero.

About the Creators

Jean Ciborowski Fahey

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

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.

Reviews

  • "In rhyming text this bilingual (Spanish/English) book details the pleasures children and adults will find reading together from birth through the rest of childhood."

    - Kirkus Reviews
  • "A quiet encouragement of guardian-child literacy that may inspire similar collaborative projects."

    - Publishers Weekly
  • "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

Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781643794549
  • Price $19.95
  • Publication Date Apr 13, 2021
  • Trim Size 8 × 8 in
  • Weight 0.625 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Interests

  • Imprint Lee & Low Books
  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Books & Libraries
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Concepts / General
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Diversity & Multicultural
  • Themes Beginning Concepts, Bilingual, Biracial / Multiracial, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Cultural Diversity, Diversity, Dreams & Aspirations, Dual Language, Families, Fiction, Home, Imagination, Kindness / Caring, Optimism / Enthusiasm, Spanish
  • Reading Levels

  • Grade Range Grades PreK - 1
  • Guided Reading J
  • DRA 18
  • Bebop Reading Early Fluent
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