Dual languages
You can get books in your language and English for free
If English is your second language, then you get dual language books to share with your preschool child.
We offer dual language titles in the following languages
Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, Croatian, Czech, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, Nepalese, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese
The following titles are available
- What Shall We Do with the Boo Hoo Baby? by Cressida Cowell and Ingrid Godon
- Keeping Up with Cheetah by Lindsay Camp and Jill Newton
- Listen, Listen by Phillis Gershator and Alison Jay
- Walking through the Jungle by Debbie Harter
For more information, just ask at your library.
Also available: Translated guidance booklets
Two of our popular guidance booklets are available in 27 community languages
- Babies Love Books
- More Things to do with Books
These booklets are available in the following languages
Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Punjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scottish Gaelic, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba
For more information, just ask at your library.
Read a story in your language: 'Lulu Loves Stories'
Books inspire Lulu to be many things: from a fairy to a farmer, a mummy to a monster, a tiger to a tiny pilot.
Read the story together, in English and 18 other languages.
English not your first language?
Reading books together is a great way to help your child and keep your language alive.
