How wonderful to visit Soofia Amin at Kensington Primary School! Here we are in the school's own multilingual library! 😍
What a special place–the original inspiration for our #MultilingualLibrary- @multilinglibrary.bsky.social!
Read about it: tiny.cc/eka2101
📚💙 @baal-linguistics.bsky.social 🗣💬
What a special place–the original inspiration for our #MultilingualLibrary- @multilinglibrary.bsky.social!
Read about it: tiny.cc/eka2101
📚💙 @baal-linguistics.bsky.social 🗣💬
April 23, 2026 at 3:04 PM
How wonderful to visit Soofia Amin at Kensington Primary School! Here we are in the school's own multilingual library! 😍
What a special place–the original inspiration for our #MultilingualLibrary- @multilinglibrary.bsky.social!
Read about it: tiny.cc/eka2101
📚💙 @baal-linguistics.bsky.social 🗣💬
What a special place–the original inspiration for our #MultilingualLibrary- @multilinglibrary.bsky.social!
Read about it: tiny.cc/eka2101
📚💙 @baal-linguistics.bsky.social 🗣💬
In case you missed this last year, Gonzalo Pérez Andrade & I wrote a short blog post with tips for creating a #MultilingualLibrary!
Check it out & start diversifying your #book collection(s) today!
#linguistics #booksky #EAL #ESL #multilinguallearners
Check it out & start diversifying your #book collection(s) today!
#linguistics #booksky #EAL #ESL #multilinguallearners
Want to create a #MultilingualLibrary? 💙📚
Read our short blog post on this topic for NALDIC (National Subject Organization for #EAL): t.ly/S5FXW 🗣💬
Key messages:
📚something is better than nothing!
📚developing a #multilingual #library can be relatively simple & affordable
#ESLsky #books #langsky
Read our short blog post on this topic for NALDIC (National Subject Organization for #EAL): t.ly/S5FXW 🗣💬
Key messages:
📚something is better than nothing!
📚developing a #multilingual #library can be relatively simple & affordable
#ESLsky #books #langsky
Creating a multilingual library of picture books - NALDIC
In 2022, we started a research project that asks what impact a school-university partnership can have on multilingual awareness across an
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January 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
In case you missed this last year, Gonzalo Pérez Andrade & I wrote a short blog post with tips for creating a #MultilingualLibrary!
Check it out & start diversifying your #book collection(s) today!
#linguistics #booksky #EAL #ESL #multilinguallearners
Check it out & start diversifying your #book collection(s) today!
#linguistics #booksky #EAL #ESL #multilinguallearners
In preparation for #AILA2024, I have updated our #MultilingualLibrary catalogue . . .
Our library now houses 264 #books in 76 #languages /varieties! 💙📚
If you're at the conference, come hear me talk about #multilingualism & #books!
#Academic#Sky 🗣💬 #langsky
Our library now houses 264 #books in 76 #languages /varieties! 💙📚
If you're at the conference, come hear me talk about #multilingualism & #books!
#Academic#Sky 🗣💬 #langsky
August 7, 2024 at 8:54 AM
In preparation for #AILA2024, I have updated our #MultilingualLibrary catalogue . . .
Our library now houses 264 #books in 76 #languages /varieties! 💙📚
If you're at the conference, come hear me talk about #multilingualism & #books!
#Academic#Sky 🗣💬 #langsky
Our library now houses 264 #books in 76 #languages /varieties! 💙📚
If you're at the conference, come hear me talk about #multilingualism & #books!
#Academic#Sky 🗣💬 #langsky
오늘 한국책 5권이 도착했어요! 🗣💬
5 gorgeous, brand new #Korean books for our #MultilingualLibrary arrived today! 😍😍😍
I love my job! 💙📚
#AcademicSky
5 gorgeous, brand new #Korean books for our #MultilingualLibrary arrived today! 😍😍😍
I love my job! 💙📚
#AcademicSky
July 23, 2024 at 3:18 PM
오늘 한국책 5권이 도착했어요! 🗣💬
5 gorgeous, brand new #Korean books for our #MultilingualLibrary arrived today! 😍😍😍
I love my job! 💙📚
#AcademicSky
5 gorgeous, brand new #Korean books for our #MultilingualLibrary arrived today! 😍😍😍
I love my job! 💙📚
#AcademicSky
Come along if you're free tomorrow afternoon to hear about our #MultilingualLibrary, Multilingual #Storytime & their impact on a #London primary school! 🗣💬
Thurs 26 Mar
online
15:45-16:45 (UK time)
FREE! :)
#booksky #langsky #kidlit #edusky
Thurs 26 Mar
online
15:45-16:45 (UK time)
FREE! :)
#booksky #langsky #kidlit #edusky
Free tomorrow (26 Mar, 15:45)? 🗣💬
Hear about the importance of #multilingual spaces at: Transforming #Reading Spaces for Identity & Access
Gonzalo & I will talk about creating a multilingual library & storytime & Soofia Amin share the impact on & beyond her primary school
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Hear about the importance of #multilingual spaces at: Transforming #Reading Spaces for Identity & Access
Gonzalo & I will talk about creating a multilingual library & storytime & Soofia Amin share the impact on & beyond her primary school
tinyurl.com/zf6zd8cy
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March 25, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Come along if you're free tomorrow afternoon to hear about our #MultilingualLibrary, Multilingual #Storytime & their impact on a #London primary school! 🗣💬
Thurs 26 Mar
online
15:45-16:45 (UK time)
FREE! :)
#booksky #langsky #kidlit #edusky
Thurs 26 Mar
online
15:45-16:45 (UK time)
FREE! :)
#booksky #langsky #kidlit #edusky
Picking out books for a lecture on #multilingual #picturebooks & our #MultilingualLibrary! 📚💙
Two contenders . . .
Dancing Hands about #Filipino #SignLanguage (originally in #Filipino)
La Selva de Zonia by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social (in #Spanish) with environmental themes
#kidlit
Two contenders . . .
Dancing Hands about #Filipino #SignLanguage (originally in #Filipino)
La Selva de Zonia by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social (in #Spanish) with environmental themes
#kidlit
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Picking out books for a lecture on #multilingual #picturebooks & our #MultilingualLibrary! 📚💙
Two contenders . . .
Dancing Hands about #Filipino #SignLanguage (originally in #Filipino)
La Selva de Zonia by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social (in #Spanish) with environmental themes
#kidlit
Two contenders . . .
Dancing Hands about #Filipino #SignLanguage (originally in #Filipino)
La Selva de Zonia by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social (in #Spanish) with environmental themes
#kidlit
A gorgeous-looking #picturebook in #Portuguese:
Ninguém domia by Rafael Sica
www.rafaelsica.com.br/product-page...
#MultilingualLibrary #langsky 📚💙 #kidlit
Ninguém domia by Rafael Sica
www.rafaelsica.com.br/product-page...
#MultilingualLibrary #langsky 📚💙 #kidlit
October 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
A gorgeous-looking #picturebook in #Portuguese:
Ninguém domia by Rafael Sica
www.rafaelsica.com.br/product-page...
#MultilingualLibrary #langsky 📚💙 #kidlit
Ninguém domia by Rafael Sica
www.rafaelsica.com.br/product-page...
#MultilingualLibrary #langsky 📚💙 #kidlit
Hello from your #MultilingualLibrary!
Did you know it's #WorldKidLitMonth?
Which #books are you reading & in which #languages?
Did you know it's #WorldKidLitMonth?
Which #books are you reading & in which #languages?
September 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Hello from your #MultilingualLibrary!
Did you know it's #WorldKidLitMonth?
Which #books are you reading & in which #languages?
Did you know it's #WorldKidLitMonth?
Which #books are you reading & in which #languages?
Just a little #multilingual hello from our #MultilingualLibrary to you!!
Can anyone identify the #languages on this card spotted in #London and/or add their own?
🐦🐦 #langsky 📚💙
Can anyone identify the #languages on this card spotted in #London and/or add their own?
🐦🐦 #langsky 📚💙
June 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Just a little #multilingual hello from our #MultilingualLibrary to you!!
Can anyone identify the #languages on this card spotted in #London and/or add their own?
🐦🐦 #langsky 📚💙
Can anyone identify the #languages on this card spotted in #London and/or add their own?
🐦🐦 #langsky 📚💙
This is a gorgeous #picturebook and one we have in our #MultilingualLibrary! 🤩
Issa Watanabe's illustrations are incredible & the #wordless format makes it perfect for #storytelling in any #language!
🐦🐦 #kidlit 💙📚
Issa Watanabe's illustrations are incredible & the #wordless format makes it perfect for #storytelling in any #language!
🐦🐦 #kidlit 💙📚
June 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This is a gorgeous #picturebook and one we have in our #MultilingualLibrary! 🤩
Issa Watanabe's illustrations are incredible & the #wordless format makes it perfect for #storytelling in any #language!
🐦🐦 #kidlit 💙📚
Issa Watanabe's illustrations are incredible & the #wordless format makes it perfect for #storytelling in any #language!
🐦🐦 #kidlit 💙📚
This looks like a fantastic event for those wishing to explore "race and representation in children's literature, and approaches to diversify school #libraries" 🗣💬
#kidlit #MultilingualLibrary 💙📚 #EAL #ESL
#kidlit #MultilingualLibrary 💙📚 #EAL #ESL
literacytrust.org.uk/events/creat... So excited to participate in this event with @darrenchetty.bsky.social, the poet @connorallennfl.bsky.social and the National Literacy Trust in Cardiff next month! Join us and get a free copy of Darren’s and my book Beyond the Secret Garden!
Creating Inclusive Libraries and Curricula | National Literacy Trust
Join our conference in Cardiff that will share approaches to cultivate and deepen conversations around ethnicity, race and intersectionality through children’s literature in libraries.
literacytrust.org.uk
June 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
This looks like a fantastic event for those wishing to explore "race and representation in children's literature, and approaches to diversify school #libraries" 🗣💬
#kidlit #MultilingualLibrary 💙📚 #EAL #ESL
#kidlit #MultilingualLibrary 💙📚 #EAL #ESL
Serpent bleu, Serpent rouge
Lequel serez vous des deux amis ? Allez vous prendre parti ? Du bonheur en page à partager ❤️❤️❤️ librairiesandales.hautetfort.com/archive/2025...
Lequel serez vous des deux amis ? Allez vous prendre parti ? Du bonheur en page à partager ❤️❤️❤️ librairiesandales.hautetfort.com/archive/2025...
Serpent bleu, Serpent rouge
Lequel serez vous des deux amis ? Allez vous prendre parti ? Du bonheur en page à partager ❤️❤️❤️ D'un clic n'hésitez pas pour tout...
librairiesandales.hautetfort.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:40 AM
If you're looking for #picturebooks in #japanese, check out this upcoming exhibition featuring work by illustrator & author, Moro (ももろ 絵本作家、イラストレーター)!
#MultilingualLibrary #kidlit #langsky
#MultilingualLibrary #kidlit #langsky
個展 「Traveling with the Seasons」を開催します。季節をめぐる狐の連作を展示します。それぞれの季節を楽しむ姿を見ていただけたら🍃
会場では複製画の販売、ミニ原画の販売、その他新作の狐関連のグッズも販売します。
新刊の絵本も置いていただきます📕
初日在廊予定ですがまた告知します✨
会期 2025年6月28日（土）～7月10日（木）
時間 11:00～19:00
場所 カワチ画材心斎橋店 店内ギャラリー「心斎橋・画人画廊」
大阪市中央区東心斎橋1-18-24
会場では複製画の販売、ミニ原画の販売、その他新作の狐関連のグッズも販売します。
新刊の絵本も置いていただきます📕
初日在廊予定ですがまた告知します✨
会期 2025年6月28日（土）～7月10日（木）
時間 11:00～19:00
場所 カワチ画材心斎橋店 店内ギャラリー「心斎橋・画人画廊」
大阪市中央区東心斎橋1-18-24
May 30, 2025 at 6:37 AM
If you're looking for #picturebooks in #japanese, check out this upcoming exhibition featuring work by illustrator & author, Moro (ももろ 絵本作家、イラストレーター)!
#MultilingualLibrary #kidlit #langsky
#MultilingualLibrary #kidlit #langsky
Want to create a #MultilingualLibrary? 💙📚
Read our short blog post on this topic for NALDIC (National Subject Organization for #EAL): t.ly/S5FXW 🗣💬
Key messages:
📚something is better than nothing!
📚developing a #multilingual #library can be relatively simple & affordable
#ESLsky #books #langsky
Read our short blog post on this topic for NALDIC (National Subject Organization for #EAL): t.ly/S5FXW 🗣💬
Key messages:
📚something is better than nothing!
📚developing a #multilingual #library can be relatively simple & affordable
#ESLsky #books #langsky
Creating a multilingual library of picture books - NALDIC
In 2022, we started a research project that asks what impact a school-university partnership can have on multilingual awareness across an
t.ly
January 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Want to create a #MultilingualLibrary? 💙📚
Read our short blog post on this topic for NALDIC (National Subject Organization for #EAL): t.ly/S5FXW 🗣💬
Key messages:
📚something is better than nothing!
📚developing a #multilingual #library can be relatively simple & affordable
#ESLsky #books #langsky
Read our short blog post on this topic for NALDIC (National Subject Organization for #EAL): t.ly/S5FXW 🗣💬
Key messages:
📚something is better than nothing!
📚developing a #multilingual #library can be relatively simple & affordable
#ESLsky #books #langsky
Great to hear that #WorldBookDay is considering/incorporating #linguistic diversity . . . yay #multilingualism! & yay Sabine! 💙📚
We will continue to share #picturebooks from our #MultilingualLibrary collection in many #languages, so keep an eye out for suggestions in languages that interest you! 🗣💬
We will continue to share #picturebooks from our #MultilingualLibrary collection in many #languages, so keep an eye out for suggestions in languages that interest you! 🗣💬
So....if you are involved in World Book Day this year, you might see a familiar name 😉. WBD are using my Rivers of Multilingual Reading research to build linguistic diversity into their provision, and that's pretty cool, since these resources go to every school and library in the country 🥰 #langsky
January 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Great to hear that #WorldBookDay is considering/incorporating #linguistic diversity . . . yay #multilingualism! & yay Sabine! 💙📚
We will continue to share #picturebooks from our #MultilingualLibrary collection in many #languages, so keep an eye out for suggestions in languages that interest you! 🗣💬
We will continue to share #picturebooks from our #MultilingualLibrary collection in many #languages, so keep an eye out for suggestions in languages that interest you! 🗣💬
AND . . . if you want to see more books in (insert #language of your choice) at your local #library, check out &/or request #books in those languages!
#MultilingualLibrary 💙📚 #multilingualism #langsky
#MultilingualLibrary 💙📚 #multilingualism #langsky
On holiday, I got SO MANY BOOKS from my small-town public #library & remembered it's so important to USE institutions we value! 💙📚
So, not having used my #London library in 5+ years 😭, I got a new card!
If you care about things like representation, access, #multilingual books, use your library! 🐦🐦
So, not having used my #London library in 5+ years 😭, I got a new card!
If you care about things like representation, access, #multilingual books, use your library! 🐦🐦
January 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
AND . . . if you want to see more books in (insert #language of your choice) at your local #library, check out &/or request #books in those languages!
#MultilingualLibrary 💙📚 #multilingualism #langsky
#MultilingualLibrary 💙📚 #multilingualism #langsky
Thanks for the recommendation!
What a fantastic little list of #books published in non-English #languages!
#picturebooks #MultilingualLibrary 💙📚 #multilingualism
What a fantastic little list of #books published in non-English #languages!
#picturebooks #MultilingualLibrary 💙📚 #multilingualism
Still one of my favorite picture books in recent years... 🐜🐜🐜 🐜🐜
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More info: worldkidlit.org/2022/03/14/s...
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More info: worldkidlit.org/2022/03/14/s...
December 11, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Thanks for the recommendation!
What a fantastic little list of #books published in non-English #languages!
#picturebooks #MultilingualLibrary 💙📚 #multilingualism
What a fantastic little list of #books published in non-English #languages!
#picturebooks #MultilingualLibrary 💙📚 #multilingualism
And a perfect place for our #MultilingualLibrary! 💙📚
December 11, 2024 at 10:40 AM
And a perfect place for our #MultilingualLibrary! 💙📚
The second, third, & fourth books we added to our #MultilingualLibrary are in #Arabic! 📚💙
الدودة شديدة الجوع
ليالي شهرزيزي
أين أختبأ الدينصور؟
#picturebooks #kidlit #langsky #multilingual 🐦🐦
الدودة شديدة الجوع
ليالي شهرزيزي
أين أختبأ الدينصور؟
#picturebooks #kidlit #langsky #multilingual 🐦🐦
November 29, 2024 at 12:24 PM
The second, third, & fourth books we added to our #MultilingualLibrary are in #Arabic! 📚💙
الدودة شديدة الجوع
ليالي شهرزيزي
أين أختبأ الدينصور؟
#picturebooks #kidlit #langsky #multilingual 🐦🐦
الدودة شديدة الجوع
ليالي شهرزيزي
أين أختبأ الدينصور؟
#picturebooks #kidlit #langsky #multilingual 🐦🐦
This was the first book added to our #MultilingualLibrary of #picturebooks! 🤩
Maja tizenkét babája (Maja's Twelve Dolls) in #Romanian
Just £2.00 from Oxfam Books financed by yours truly (@hmking-linguist.bsky.social) pre-funding!
#langsky #booksky #library
Maja tizenkét babája (Maja's Twelve Dolls) in #Romanian
Just £2.00 from Oxfam Books financed by yours truly (@hmking-linguist.bsky.social) pre-funding!
#langsky #booksky #library
November 28, 2024 at 7:52 PM
This was the first book added to our #MultilingualLibrary of #picturebooks! 🤩
Maja tizenkét babája (Maja's Twelve Dolls) in #Romanian
Just £2.00 from Oxfam Books financed by yours truly (@hmking-linguist.bsky.social) pre-funding!
#langsky #booksky #library
Maja tizenkét babája (Maja's Twelve Dolls) in #Romanian
Just £2.00 from Oxfam Books financed by yours truly (@hmking-linguist.bsky.social) pre-funding!
#langsky #booksky #library