"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 bilingual Hawaiian and English 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 bilingual English - Hawaiian 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 Hawaiian:
He keiki kāne ʻo Dylan no ʻAmelika e like aku nō me ka nui. Hoʻokahi nō naʻe ona mea e kūikawā ai: no nā ʻāina like ʻole kona mau mākua a walaʻau nō me ia ma nā ʻōlelo like ʻole. ʻO kona lā hānau kēia a he makana kūikawā loa kāna, e nalowale auaneʻi. Me ke kōkua pū ʻana mai o kona hoa pili ʻo Emma, he kaikamahine lau ʻōlelo ʻoluʻolu na ka ʻelua mau mākua no ʻApelika Hema, huakaʻi akula ʻo Dylan ma ka ʻimi ʻana a loaʻa kāna makana lā hānau nalowale. Ma ia huakaʻi, aʻo nā hoa pili ʻelua i ke koʻikoʻi o ka pilina hoa pili, ka ʻōlelo i nā ʻōlelo like ʻole, a me ka mahalo pū i ka ʻike moʻomeheu a me ka ʻōlelo o kēlā me kēia kanaka.