Best Books for Bilingual Families

Growing up with two languages is a gift and a challenge. These books celebrate bilingualism — some in dual-language text, some exploring the experience of moving between worlds.

1,945 books

Cover of Letters from Father Christmas
Letters from Father Christmas #1
Letters from Father Christmas
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Ages 8–12
Cover of Level Up
Level Up
Gene Luen Yang
Ages 12–18
Cover of Listen to the Moon
Listen to the Moon
Michael Morpurgo
Ages 10–14
Cover of Akata Woman
Nsibidi Scripts #3
Akata Woman
Nnedi Okorafor
Ages 12–18
Cover of We Could Fly
We Could Fly #1
We Could Fly
Rhiannon Giddens
Ages 4–11
Cover of Looking for Jamie Bridger
Looking for Jamie Bridger
Nancy Springer
Ages 10–14
Cover of I Have Something to Tell You—For Young Adults: A Memoir
I Have Something to Tell You—For Young Adults: A Memoir
Chasten Buttigieg
Ages 12–18
Cover of A Year Down Yonder
Grandma Dowdel #2
A Year Down Yonder
Richard Peck
Ages 4–11
Cover of Amber and Clay
Amber and Clay
Laura Amy Schlitz
Ages 4–11
Cover of Magical Boy Volume 2
Magical Boy #2
Magical Boy Volume 2
The Kao
Ages 12–18
Cover of Maizy Chen's Last Chance
Maizy Chen's Last Chance
Lisa Yee
Ages 10–14
Cover of Mama, I Want to Sing
Mama, I Want to Sing
Vy Higginsen, Tonya Bolden
Ages 4–11
Cover of Among the Impostors
Among the Impostors
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Ages 9–13
Cover of The Falcon Bow: An Arctic Legend
The Falcon Bow: An Arctic Legend
James Houston
Ages 4–11
Cover of Melissa
Melissa #1
Melissa
Alex Gino
Ages 8–12
Cover of Messenger The Legend of Muhammad Ali
Messenger The Legend of Muhammad Ali
Marc Bernardin
Ages 12–18
Cover of Angel Island
Angel Island
Alice K. Flanagan
Ages 4–11
Cover of Mother Goose's Melody Or Sonnets for the Cradle A Facsimile Reproduction of the Olldest Known Edition
Mother Goose's Melody Or Sonnets for the Cradle A Facsimile Reproduction of the Olldest Known Edition
Debbie Barry, W F Prideaux C S I, John Newbery
Ages 8–12
Cover of My Two Worlds
My Two Worlds
Ginger Gordon
Ages 4–8
Cover of Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion
Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion
Michael Burgan
Ages 8–11
Cover of Nine Girls
The Diamond Horse #3
Nine Girls
Stacy Gregg
Ages 4–11
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Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
Ages 9–12
Cover of Of Beetles & Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard
Of Beetles & Angels #1
Of Beetles & Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard
Mawi Asgedom, Mawi
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Road from Home
Puffin Newbery Library
The Road from Home
David Kherdian
Ages 9–14