Subject Guides: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Libraries: Bilingual Storytimes

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays

Tell Me a Story (King County Library System)
Mama Lisa's World: International Music & Culture
A collection of songs, rhymes, and fingerplays in many languages.
Storyblocks: Songs and Rhymes that Build Readers
Includes traditional songs and rhymes in Spanish and several other languages.
ASL Fingerplays from Kathy MacMillan (YouTube)

Books, Songs, and Rhymes used in Storytime on April 30, 2020

Activities

Learn at Home with Encantos
Reading Tips for Parents in 13 Languages (Colorín Colorado)
Day by Day SC Family Literacy Calendar
ASL Nook
Short videos on different themes featuring a family of native ASL users
In Translation Activities (Children's Book Week)

Learn360
Includes videos on using ASL, Spanish language videos, and other educational multimedia for educators, students, and parents.

Multilingual eBooks: Free Home Access

International Children's Digital Library

TumbleBooks
The TumbleBooks Library collection includes over 500 fiction and non-fiction animated and talking story, and chapter books. Also included are French and Spanish books, National Geographic videos, puzzles, games, and songs.

Unite for Literacy
The Fable Cottage
Stories in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and German
Tumble Books - Language Learning
Tumble Biblioteca (Tumble Books Spanish Site)
Tumble Biblio Enfants (TumbleBooks French Site)

Bilingual Storytime Guides

Once upon a Cuento by Jamie Campbell Naidoo; Katie Scherrer
ISBN: 9780838914113
Publication Date: 2016-05-01
All-in-one guide to starting a bilingual storytime at your library.

Children's Day, Book Day (El día de los niños, el día de los libros)

Book Fiesta! by Pat Mora; Rafael López (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780061288777
Publication Date: 2009-03-10

Bilingual Storytime Kits

Bilingual Storytime Kit 1

Bilingual Storytime Kit 2

Due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19, Circulating Kits is temporarily suspended.

Three circulating kits with English/Spanish bilingual storytime materials and lesson plans are available for SC public library staff to reserve. Request a kit through our website.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Libraries: Bilingual Storytimes

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays

Activities

Multilingual eBooks: Free Home Access

Bilingual Storytime Guides

Children's Day, Book Day (El día de los niños, el día de los libros)

Bilingual Storytime Kits

Bilingual Storytime Kit 1

Bilingual Storytime Kit 2

Downloadable Storytime Plans (Spanish/English)

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