"A sweet and colorful picture book with a positive message about our multicultural, multilingual world that will appeal to all language-loving families." -- Adam Beck, author of "Maximize Your Child's Bilingual Ability"
"This book should be on bookshelves in every multilingual home, to help empower kids and develop their 'superpower' of speaking in different languages." -- Shelley Admont, award-winning author, KidKiddos Books
"Elementary school children everywhere will enjoy re-reading this story over and over again." -- Nikki Prsa (American polyglot)
★ Awards ★
- 1st Place: Best Illustrations (Purple Dragonfly Award)
- 1st Place: Cultural Diversity (Purple Dragonfly Award)
- Golden Award (Mom's Choice Award)
- Honorable Mention: Picture Books 5 & Younger (Purple Dragonfly Award)
- Brain Child Book Award (Tillywig Award)
This is the Kurmanji Kurdish edition of this children's book. It is also available in several other languages, in both monolingual and bilingual versions.
Summary in English:
Dylan is an American boy like many others. One thing makes him special, though: his parents come from other countries and speak to him in different languages. It's his birthday today and he receives a very unusual present, only to lose it shortly after. Together with his best friend Emma, a sweet bilingual girl born to South African parents, Dylan sets out to find his lost birthday present. During their search, the two friends learn about the value of friendship, of speaking different languages, and of appreciating one's own as well as others' cultural and linguistic background.
If you are looking for a Kurdish children's book that will help your child see the value in speaking other languages, in being multicultural, and that will hopefully get them excited about learning languages, this book is a great choice.
Summary in Kurmanji Kurdish:
Dylan wek gelekan kurikek Emerk ye. L tiştek heye ku w ji yn din cuda dike. D bav w ji welatn cuda hetine Emerkay bi w re bi zimann cuda xeber didin. ro rojbna w ye ew diyariyeke gelek ecb distne, l mixabin di demeke kin de.diyariya xwe winda dike. Bi hevala xwe ya her baş Emmaya şrn duziman ku d bav w li Başr Efrqay hatine dinyay re, dest bi lgerna diyariya rojbna Dylan dikin. Di dema gera xwe de, herdu heval hn gelek tiştan dibin: di derbare qmeta hevaltiy de, axaftina bi zimann cuda, li ser esasa and ziman qalbna xwe yn din.