Dual Language Books
Dual language books from are available free of charge to Bookstart schemes.
How to order
> Partners can order Dual Language materials and other resources through their scheme coordinator
> Scheme coordinators can login here
We offer four books that are in both English and one of 25 community languages.
Titles 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 Newto
Listen, Listen by Phillis Gershator and Alison Ja
Walking through the Jungle by Debbie Harter
View terms and conditions for ordering these books
Download the Dual Language book order form (Excel)
N.B. The order form also has the option of 'random titles', this is the remainder of titles from the previous offer.
Also available: Translated guidance booklets
Two of our popular guidance booklets are available in 27 community languages:
Babies Love Books
The Babies Love Books booklet is available free, both online and in a printed edition to schemes in the following 27 languages:
- Albanian Code: FR BLB ALB | View online
- Arabic Code: FR BLB ARA | View online
- Bengali Code: FR BLB BEN | View online
- Chinese Code: FR BLB CHI | View online
- Croatian Code: FR BLB CRO | View online
- Czech Code: FR BLB CZE | View online
- Farsi Code: FR BLB FAR | View online
- French Code: FR BLB FRE | View online
- Greek Code: FR BLB GRE | View online
- Gujarati Code: FR BLB GUJ | View online
- Hindi Code: FR BLB HIN | View online
- Italian Code: FR BLB ITA View online
- Japanese Code: FR BLB JAP | View online
- Punjabi Code: FR BLB PUN | View online
- Polish Code: FR BLB POL | View online
- Portuguese Code: FR BLB POR | View online
- Romanian Code: FR BLB ROM | View online
- Russian Code: FR BLB RUS | View online
- Scottish Gaelic Code: FR BLB GAE | View online
- Somali Code: FR BLB SOM | View online
- Spanish Code: FR BLB SPA | View online
- Tagalog Code: FR BLB TAG | View online
- Tamil Code: FR BLB TAM | View online
- Turkish Code: FR BLB TUR | View online
- Urdu Code: FR BLB URD | View online
- Vietnamese Code: FR BLB VIE | View online
- Yoruba Code: FR BLB YOR | View online
Coordinators should consult with all partners and order these free materials for the whole authority Coordinators are asked not to over-order. Please order these in units of 10 up to 1,000 per language.
Order these using the free support materials order form
NB. The English leaflet Babies Love Books is also available - see purchasable items
More things to do with books 
- Albanian Code. FR MT ALB
- Arabic Code. FR MT ARA
- Bengali Code. FR MT BEN
- Chinese Code. FR MT CHI
- Croatian Code. FR MT CRO
- Czech Code. FR MT CZE
- French Code. FR MT FRE
- Greek Code. FR MT GRE
- Gujarati Code. FR MT GUJ
- Hindi Code. FR MT HIN
- Italian Code. FR MT ITA
- Japanese Code. FR MT JAP
- Punjabi Code. FR MT PUN
- Polish Code. FR MT POL
- Portuguese Code. FR MT POR
- Romanian Code. FR MT ROM
- Russian Code. FR MT RUS
- Scottish Gaelic Code. FR MT GAE
- Simplified Chinese Code. FR MT CAN
- Somali Code. FR MT SOM
- Tagalog Code. FR MT TAG
- Tamil Code. FR MT TAM
- Turkish Code. FR MT TUR
- Urdu Code. FR MT URD
- Yoruba Code. FR MT YOR
Please order these in units of 10 up to 1,000 per language.
Order these using the free support materials order form
NB. The English leaflet More things to do with books is also available - see purchasable items
Related resources
> Download book-sharing tips in other languages (PDF), available in:
English, Czech, Farsi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Shona, Tamil and Vietnamese.
Let us know if there are other languages that you would like to see translated
> A range books celebrating ethnic diversity with English text are available for purchase from Tamarind Press - order your catalogue from lee@booktrust.org.uk
