I’ll Build You a Bookcase

By Jean Ciborowski Fahey, Simone Shin
Hardcover: $16.95

In this charming picture book, children and their caregivers work together to build home libraries and discover the magic and wonder of reading books.

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
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 / Te haré tu propio librero (Spanish-English bilingual edition) by Jean Ciborowski Fahey and Simone Shin
This book is also available in English / Spanish
I’ll Build You a Bookcase / Te haré tu propio librero (Spanish-English bilingual edition)
By Jean Ciborowski Fahey, Simone Shin

Description

Told in simple, sweet rhyme 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 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.

Awards

  • Best Children's Books of the Year 2022

    Bank Street College of Education

  • Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy Silver Bells

    Colorado State Library

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

Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781643796055
  • Publication Date Mar 08, 2022
  • Trim Size 8 × 8 in
  • Weight 0.625 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Books & Libraries
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Concepts / General
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Diversity & Multicultural
  • Themes Beginning Concepts, Biracial / Multiracial, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Cultural Diversity, Diversity, Dreams & Aspirations, Families, Fiction, Home, Imagination, Kindness / Caring, LGBTQIA+, Multiple Ethnicities Represented, Optimism / Enthusiasm, Realistic Fiction
  • Reading Levels

  • Grade Range Grades PreK - 1
  • Guided Reading J
  • Interest Level Grades Birth - PreK
  • Reading Level Grades Birth - PreK
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