"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)
Little Polyglot Adventures Series (Vol. 1): Dylan's Birthday Present / Prèasant Co-Latha Breith Dylan - Scottish Gaelic Children's Book​
This is the Scottish Gaelic 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 Scottish Gaelic 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 Scottish Gaelic:
Is e balach Ameireaganach coltach ri mòran eile a th' ann an Dylan. Tha aon rud ga fhàgail air leth bho chàch ge-tà 's e sin gum buin a phàrantan do dhùthchannan eile agus gu bheil iad a' bruidhinn ris ann an cànanan eadar-dhealaichte. Is e an-diugh a cho-latha-breith agus tha e a' faighinn prèasant fìor annasach a tha a' dol air chall greiseag an dèidh sin. Còmhla ris a' charaid as fheàrr aige, Emma - caileag shnog dhà-chànanach aig a bheil pàrantan à Afraga a Deas - tha Dylan a' dol an lorg air a' phrèasant cho-latha-bhreith. Air an slighe, tha an dà charaid ag ionnsachadh mu luach càirdeis, comas-bruidhne ann an cànanan eadar-dhealaichte, agus mu bhith a' cur suim anns an dualchas is na cànanan aca fhèin agus aig càch.