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BILINGUAL BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

Arranged by Language:

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C-G
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T-Z: Tagalog | Tamil | Thai | Turkish | Urdu | Vietnamese

This page provides a list of bilingual children's books, with all of the text written in English and one of many world languages. For a list of books that feature translation of some the text, please see our World Language Words in English Language Children's Books booklist.

Tagalog

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
TA J398.24 CHANG	Chang, Monica	The Mouse Bride A mouse goes to the sun, cloud, wind, and wall in search of the strongest husband for his daughter, only to find him among his own kind.	1994
TA J398.24 CHANG	Chang, Monica	The Mouse Bride: A Chinese Folktale / Ang nobya ng daga: Neethancheen A mouse goes to the sun, cloud, wind, and wall in search of the strongest husband for his daughter, only to find him among his own kind.	1994
TA J398.24 CHANG	Chang, Monica	Story of the Chinese Zodiac / Ang kuwento ng kalendaryong Tsina Rats and cats were once close friends, until the race that decided the rat's place in the zodiac cycle. The story is retold with magnificent paper-carving illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.	1994
TA J915.99 ROMUL	Romulo, Liana	Filipino Friends "Through the eyes of Sam, a Filipino-American boy visiting the Philippines for the very first time, children will learn about Philippine customs and language..."	2007
TA JE	Pfister, Marcus	The Rainbow Fish / Ang bahagharing isda Rainbow-colored foil stamping is used throughout this book to enhance the story's gentle message: the best possessions are the ones that are shared.	1995
TA JE ROBLE	Robles, Anthony	Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel / Si Lakas at ang Makibaka Hotel When Lakas strolls through his neighborhood one sunny afternoon, the last thing he expects to find is a group of tap-dancing, drum-beating, karaoke-singing new friends. But his friends face a crisis: their home, the Hotel Makibaka, is about to be sold...	2006
TA JE ROBLE	Robles, Anthony	Lakas and the Manilatown Fish / Si Lakas at ang Isdang Manilatown Can a fish talk? Can it jump and play and run -- especially run -- just like a small boy? When Lakas and his dad go shopping, they meet a very special fish that can do all these things and more.	2003

Tamil

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
TM JE COWEL	Cowell, Cressida	What Shall We Do With the Boo Hoo Baby? The dog, cat, duck, and cow try various ways to soothe the Boo-hoo Baby and stop him from crying, including feeding him, bathing him, and playing with him.	2002
TM JE MARTI	Martin, Bill	Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Exuberantly colored artwork and favorite animals make this rhythmic story the perfect introduction to looking and learning about colors.	2004

Thai

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
THA J PAPERBK DRISC	Driscoll, Laura	Vidia and the Fairy Crown	2006
THA J PAPERBK ERWIN	Erwin, Vicki	Scooby-Doo and You: The Case of The Theater Phantom	2004
THA J PAPERBK GELSE	Gelsey, James	Scooby-Doo and You: The Case of The Glowing Alien	2004
THA J PAPERBK GELSE	Gelsey, James	Scooby-Doo and You: The Case of The Singing Ghost	2004
THA J PAPERBK KAABE	Kaaberbol, Lene	Brimstone Music	2005
THA J PAPERBK MCCAN	McCann, Jesse Leon	Scooby-Doo and You: The Case of The Mad Mermaid	2004
THA J PAPERBK THORP	Thorpe, Kiki	The Trouble with Tink Tinker Bell, a pots-and-pans fairy who loves fixing things, has lost her hammer and now everything she tries to repair goes wrong, but in order to get her talent back, she may have to visit a former friend who once hurt her feelings.	2006
THA J398.209593	MacDonald, Margaret Read	The Girl Who Wore Too Much: A Folktale from Thailand Like most young girls, Aree likes fine clothing and jewelry. But she is just a wee bit spoiled and has more dresses and accessories than she needs. So when word comes of a dance to be held in the next village, Aree can't make up her mind: Now I can show off my fine clothes! But which color shall I wear? The pink, the fuchsia, the scarlet? The sky blue or aquamarine? Maybe violet? Deep purple? Magenta? Maybe chartreuse? Or emerald green?	1998
THA JER EEYOR		Eeyore Finds Friends	2004
THA JER POOHS		Pooh's Surprise Basket	2004

Turkish

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
T J BOARDBK MCKEE	McKee, David	Elmer Ve Hava / Elmer's Weather Elmer the patchwork elephant experiences wind, storms, fog, snow, and other kinds of weather.	1998
T J BOARDBK MCKEE	McKee, David	Elmer Ve Renkler / Elmer's Colours Work by David McKee. Chinese edition of Elmer's Colours. Elmer has all the colors. Which is your favorite color? Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.	1998
T J BOARDBK MCKEE	McKee, David	Elmer'in Arkadas,lari / Elmer's Friends Although Elmer's friends are all different, they have one thing in common.	1998
T J BOARDBK MCKEE	McKee, David	Elmer'in Bir Günü / Elmer's Day Elmer has a busy day.	1998
T J394.26 SWAIN	Swain, Gwenyth	Kutlama / Celebrating These books take you around the world to find out what people celebrate:nbsp;a winning game, holidays, or birthdays.	2000
T JE COWEL	Cowell, Cressida	What Shall We Do With the Boo Hoo Baby? The dog, cat, duck, and cow try various ways to soothe the Boo-hoo Baby and stop him from crying, including feeding him, bathing him, and playing with him.	2002
T JE MARTI	Martin, Bill	Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them.	2004
T JE MYCEK	Mycek-Wodecki, Anna	Minutka: The Bilingual Dog	2008
T JE SIMMO	Simmons, Jane	Daisy and the Egg / Daisy ve Yumurta Daisy's Auntie Buttercup is sitting on four eggs: three of her own and one for Mamma Duck. Daisy is so excited soon she will have a little brother or sister. But hatching an egg isn't always that easy, as Daisy soon finds out.	2000
T JE SIMMO	Simmons, Jane	Haydi Daisy! / Come on, Daisy! Daisy the Duckling was busy chasing dragonflies and bouncing on the lily pads when she looked around, Mamma Duck wasn't there any more, and Daisy was all alone.	2000
T JE SWAIN	Swain, Gwenyth	Gülümseme / Smiling Children learn what brings people together in the wonderful Small World series. These charming books take children around the world to discover what makes people smile.	2000
T JE SWAIN	Swain, Gwenyth	Tas,ima / Carrying These books take you around the world to find out what people carry: A rucksack full of books or perhapsnbsp;a baby sister or brother	2000
T JE SWAIN	Swain, Gwenyth	Yeme / Eating Travel around the world to find out what people eat.	2000
T JE TADJO	Tadjo, Véronique	Nana Nine / Grandma Nana Beloved by all children, Grandma Nana is known for telling wonderful stories and riddles that make everyone laugh.nbsp;She also has a very special doll, unlike any the children have seen before, that is very close to her heart.	2000
T JE TADJO	Tadjo, Véronique	Sihirli misir tanesi / The Lucky Grain of Corn When a bird steals the lucky grain of corn his parents gave him, Soro must runnbsp;after the feathered thief, meeting friendly animals and learning important lessons along the way.	2000
T JE TADJO	Tadjo, Véronique	Sular Kraliçesi ve Canavar / Mamy Wata and the Monster When Mamy Wata, the queen of all waters, findsnbsp;a supposedly frightening monster crying in his cave, she is touched by his tears and wonders how she can make him happy again	2000
T JE VELTH	Velthuijs, Max	Kahraman Kurbag(a / Frog is a Hero Frog becomes a hero when he risks his life to help his friendsnbsp;during a flood.	1995
T JE VELTH	Velthuijs, Max	Kurbag(a Olmak Ne Güzel / Frog is Frog Throughnbsp;Frog's adventures, he learns that his friends love him for being himself an ordinary green frog.	1996
T JE VELTH	Velthuijs, Max	Kurbag(a ve Koca Dünya / Frog and the Wide World When Frog ventures out in the wide world, he soon discovers he misses home.	2000
T JE VELTH	Velthuijs, Max	Kurbag(a ve Yabanci / Frog and the Stranger Frog helps his friends learn that Rat, a stranger, is not bad just because he's different.	2000

Urdu

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
UR J BOARDBK MCKEE	McKee, David	Elmer's Colours	1998
UR J BOARDBK MCKEE	McKee, David	Elmer's Day Elmer has a busy day.	1998
UR J BOARDBK MCKEE	McKee, David	Elmer's Friends Although Elmer's friends are all different, they have one thing in common.	1998
UR J BOARDBK MCKEE	McKee, David	Elmer's Weather	1998
UR J394.26 SWAIN	Swain, Gwenyth	Celebrating Takes readers around the world to find out what people celebrate: a winning game, holidays, or birthdays.	2000
UR JE AKTAR	Aktar, Nasreen	Samira's Eid	1999
UR JE CARLE	Carle, Eric	The Very Hungry Caterpillar	1992
UR JE COWEL	Cowell, Cressida	What Shall We Do With the Boo Hoo Baby? The dog, cat, duck, and cow try various ways to soothe the Boo-hoo Baby and stop him from crying, including feeding him, bathing him, and playing with him.	2002
UR JE ROBER	Robert, Na'ima bint	Journey Through Islamic Art	2005
UR JE SIMMO	Simmons, Jane	Come on Daisy Daisy the Duckling was busy chasing dragonflies and bouncing on the lily pads-when she looked around, Mamma Duck wasn't there any more, and Daisy was all alone.	2000
UR JE SIMMO	Simmons, Jane	Daisy and the Egg Daisy's Auntie Buttercup is sitting on four eggs: three of her own and one for Mamma Duck. Daisy is so excited soon she will have a little brother or sister. But hatching an egg isn't always that easy, as Daisy soon finds out.	2000
UR JE SWAIN	Swain, Gwenyth	Carrying Takes readers around the world to find out what people carry: A rucksack full of books or perhaps a baby sister or brother.	2000
UR JE SWAIN	Swain, Gwenyth	Eating Travel around the world to find out what people eat.	2000
UR JE SWAIN	Swain, Gwenyth	Smiling Explores the importance of smiling to people all over the world.	2004
UR JE TADJO	Tadjo, Véronique	Grandma Nana Beloved by all children, Grandma Nana is known for telling wonderful stories and riddles that make everyone laugh.nbsp;She also has a very special doll, unlike any the children have seen before, that is very close to her heart.	2000
UR JE TADJO	Tadjo, Véronique	Mamy Wata and the Monster When Mamy Wata, the queen of all waters, findsnbsp;a supposedly frightening monster crying in his cave, she is touched by his tears and wonders how she can make him happy again.	2000
UR JE TADJO	Tadjo, Véronique	The Lucky Grain of Corn When a bird steals the lucky grain of corn his parents gave him, Soro must run after the feathered thief, meeting friendly animals and learning important lessons along the way.	2000
UR JE VELTH	Velthuijs, Max	Frog and the Stranger Frog helps his friends learn that Rat, a stranger, is not bad just because he's different.	2000
UR JE VELTH	Velthuijs, Max	Frog and the Wide World When Frog ventures out in the wide world, he soon discovers he misses home.	2000
UR JE VELTH	Velthuijs, Max	Frog is a Hero Frog becomes a hero when he risks his life to help his friends during a flood.	1995
UR JE VELTH	Velthuijs, Max	Frog is Frog Through Frog's adventures, he learns that his friends love him for being himself an ordinary green frog.	2000

Vietnamese

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
VI J BARKO	Barkow, Henriette	Ellie's [My] Secret Diary / Nhat ky be mat cua Ellie Bullying is a major misery in many children's lives and this diary is a moving account of one girl's experience of being bullied. The diary gives children and teachers the chance to talk about bullying in an open and clear way.	2004
VI J BOARDBK CAMPB	Campbell, Rod	Dear Zoo Each animal arriving from the zoo as a possible pet fails to suit its prospective owner, until just the right one is found. Movable flaps reveal the contents of each package	2004
VI J BOARDBK MCKEE	McKee, David	Elmer's Colors	1998
VI J BOARDBK MCKEE	McKee, David	Elmer's Day Elmer has a busy day.	1998
VI J BOARDBK MCKEE	McKee, David	Elmer's Friends Although Elmer's friends are all different, they have one thing in common.	1998
VI J BOARDBK MCKEE	McKee, David	Elmer's Weather Elmer loves all different types of weather, but which one is his favorite?	1998
VI J TRAN	Tran-Khanh-Tuyet	The Little Weaver of Thai-Yen Village A young Vietnamese girl maintains her own cultural identity while struggling to adjust to America.	1987
VI J394.26 CUNG	Cung Vu	Mid-Autumn Festival Tale	1997
VI J394.26 SWAIN	Swain, Gwenyth	Celebrating Takes readers around the world to find out what people celebrate: a winning game, holidays, or birthdays.	2000
VI J398.1 VU	Vu, Chung	The Magic Banyan-Tree	1984
VI J398.1 VU	Vu, Chung	The Mountain God of Ba-Vi	1984
VI J398.2 BAO	Bao Van	Viet Su bang tranh Adventures and historical events of famous heroes and heroines who were the founders of the Vietnamese nation.	1983
VI J398.24 CHANG	Chang, Monica	Story of the Chinese Zodiac Rats and cats were once close friends, until the race that decided the rat's place in the zodiac cycle. The story is retold with paper-carving illustrations.	1994
VI J398.24 CHANG	Chang, Monica	The Mouse Bride: A Chinese Folktale A mouse goes to the sun, cloud, wind, and wall in search of the strongest husband for his daughter, only to find him among his own kind.	1994
VI J398.2 CHEN	Chen, Debby	Monkey King Wreaks Havoc in Heaven	2001
VI J398.209597 CUNG	Cung Vu	An Khe Tra Vang: A Sack of Gold for Some Star Fruit	1999
VI J398.209597 CUNG	Cung Vu	Muc Kien Lien	1994
VI J398.2 KRAUS	Kraus, Robert	The Making of the Monkey King Based on a sixteenth century classic, Journey to the West, a monkey sets off on a journey to find the secret of immortality.	1998
VI J398.2 MCLEN	McLennon, Meg	First People in the Land An introduction to an ancient land and its earliest inhabitants.	1981
VI J398.2	Nguyen Thi Nhuan	Tâm Cám: The Vietnamese Cinderella Story: A Bilingual Vietnamese Classic Tale	0
VI J398.2 SHEPA	Shepard, Aaron	The Magic Brocade: A Tale of China Chen, the widow's son, is devoted to retrieve his mother's lost brocade from the fairies of Sun Palace. Even if he has to overcome the Fiery Mountain and the Icy Sea.	2000
VI J398.9 TO		To Swim in Our Own Pond Twenty-two fun and witty proverbs are assembled together with their corresponding English translations and Western equivalents.	1998
VI JE BARKO	Barkow, Henriette	Buri and the Marrow: An Indian Folktale / Buri va qua bi Truyen dan gian an do As an old woman travels through the forest to meet her daughter, a fox, a tiger and a lion try to eat her. Buri tells them to wait until she returns, then she'll be nice and fat. When it is time for her to go home, her daughter thinks of a plan which fools the lion and the tiger. But will the fox be tricked?	2000
VI JE BROWN	Brown, Roberta	Hide and Seek During a game of hide and seek Miguel searches for his friends in every room of the house.	1994
VI JE BROWN	Browne, Eileen	Handa's Hen / Con ga mai cua handa Handa and her friend Akeyo find two butterflies near the hen house... But where is Grandma's black hen?...	2003
VI JE BUI	Bùi, Ba'o Thach	Fun Alphabet	1983
VI JE CAMPB	Campbell, Rod	I Won't Bite!	1996
VI JE	Campbell, Rod	It's Mine!	1988
VI JE CARLE	Carle, Eric	The Very Hungry Caterpillar	1992
VI JE COWEL	Cowell, Cressida	What Shall We Do With the Boo-Hoo Baby? / Ta nen lam gi voi em be bu hu? The baby said, "Boo-hoo-hoo!" What are Cat, Dog, Cow and Duck to do? Feed him? Bathe him? Play with him?	2002
VI JE GENEC	Genechten, Guido van	Floppy in the Dark / Floppy trong toi Floppy is back! The Summer's so hot that the sweet carrot ices melt before your first lick. There's no better time to sleep in a tent. Floppy has his secret supply of carrots and even his hero's cape. But what's that noise?	2002
VI JE HEN	Hen, L. R.	The Little Red Hen and the Grains of Wheat / Be ga mai hung do va Nhung hat lua my	2005
VI JE HOFFM	Hoffman, Mary	Amazing Grace / Grace tuyet dieu Grace proves she can be the best Peter Pan in spite of classmates telling her she can't because she's female and black.	1994
VI JE MCBRA	McBratney, Sam	Guess How Much I Love You	1995
VI JE NORAC	Norac, Carl	My Daddy Is a Giant / Ba to la nguoi Khong lo : A little boy's father seems so large to him that he needs a ladder to cuddle him and birds nest in his father's hair.	2004
VI JE PAWAG	Pawagi, Manjusha	The Girl Who Hated books Although she lives in a house full of avid readers, Meena hates books--until she discovers the magic inside them.	1998
VI JE	Pfister, Marcus	Rainbow Fish to the Rescue!	1996
VI JE ROSEN	Rosen, Michael	We're Going on a Bear Hunt / Chung ta di san gau It's never easy going on a bear hunt, as the five prospective hunters soon find out. On a beautiful day, as they keep saying they're not scared, four children and their dad cross a field of long grass, wade through a deep cold river... and into a narrow cave. But what's that fearful creature looming up ahead?	2000
VI JE SIMMO	Simmons, Jane	Come on Daisy! Daisy the Duckling was busy chasing dragonflies and bouncing on the lily pads-when she looked around, Mamma Duck wasn't there any more, and Daisy was all alone.	2000
VI JE SIMMO	Simmons, Jane	Daisy and the Egg Daisy's Auntie Buttercup is sitting on four eggs: three of her own and one for Mamma Duck. Daisy is so excited -- soon she will have a little brother or sister. But hatching an egg isn't always that easy, as Daisy soon finds out.	2000
VI JE SWAIN	Swain, Gwenyth	Carrying Takes readers around the world to find out what people carry: A rucksack full of books or perhaps a baby sister or brother.	2000
VI JE SWAIN	Swain, Gwenyth	Eating Travel around the world to find out what people eat.	2000
VI JE SWAIN	Swain, Gwenyth	Smiling Takes kids around the world to discover what makes people smile.	2000
VI JE TADJO	Tadjo, Véronique	Grandma Nana Beloved by all children, Grandma Nana is known for telling wonderful stories and riddles that make everyone laugh. She also has a very special doll, unlike any the children have seen before, that is very close to her heart.	2000
VI JE TADJO	Tadjo, Véronique	Mamy Wata and the Monster When Mamy Wata, the queen of all waters, findsnbsp;a supposedly frightening monster crying in his cave, she is touched by his tears and wonders how she can make him happy again.	2000
VI JE TADJO	Tadjo, Véronique	The Lucky Grain of Corn When a bird steals the lucky grain of corn his parents gave him, Soro must runnbsp;after the feathered thief, meeting friendly animals and learning important lessons along the way.	2000
VI JE TRAN	Tran, Truong	Going Home, Coming Home A young girl visits her grandmother in Vietnam where her parents were bornnd learns that she can call two places home.	2003
VI JE VELTH	Velthuijs, Max	Frog and the Stranger Frog helps his friends learn that Rat, a stranger, is not bad just because he's different.	2000
VI JE VELTH	Velthuijs, Max	Frog and the Wide World When Frog ventures out in the wide world, he soon discovers he misses home.	2000
VI JE VELTH	Velthuijs, Max	Frog is a Hero Frog becomes a hero when he risks his life to help his friends during a flood.	2000
VI JE VELTH	Velthuijs, Max	Frog is Frog Through Frog's adventures, he learns that his friends love him for being himself an ordinary green frog.	2000
VI JE WADDE	Waddell, Martin	Farmer Duck / Chu trang trai vit	2006

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