HOME: Multilingual Story Time 2020 & 2021
FREE
This is a virtual event.
Join us for a virtual HOME Multilingual Story Time from the comfort of your home. HOME Multilingual Story Time features children’s books written or illustrated by authors, illustrators, and artists who have faced forced displacement as refugees, asylum seekers, or immigrants, and come from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Designed for children aged 4-8, we believe that reading picture books is a way to share and discuss big ideas with young children. We end each session with an art activity from Lynden art educator Claudia Orjuela. Follow-up activities will be available for download.
2020 & 2021 Recordings and Activities
September 9, 2020: Soñadores/Dreamers by Yuyi Morales, read in Spanish and English by Claudia Orjuela
1:44: English, Dreamers
13:28: Spanish, Soñadores
24:42: Art activity, Bookmaking
Activity 1: Let's Share & Reflect! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 2: Find, Look & Point Out! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 3: Test Your Vocabulary, or Learn a New Word! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 4: Parent-Child Art Activity: Fold & Illustrate Your Own Book [Click here to view or download]
October 14, 2020: Stepping Stones: A refugee family's journey, written by Margriet Ruurs with artwork by Nizar Ali Badr, read in Arabic and English, with Hanan Refugee Relief Group and in partnership with Islamic Resource Center
2:27: English, Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey
18:43: Arabic, حصى الطرقات رحلة عايلة لاجية
31:42: Art activity, Drawing with found materials: Turn pebbles into pictures
Activity 1: Let's Share & Reflect! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 2: Find, Look & Point Out! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 3: Pack for Your Trip [Click here to view or download]
Activity 4: Parent-Child Art Activity: Drawing with found materials: Turning Pebbles into Pictures [Click here to view or download]
November 11, 2020: The Border: My Journey with Papa, written by Deborah Mills and Alfredo Alva, and illustrated by Claudia Navarro, read in Spanish and English, in partnership with the Milwaukee Public Library.
2:30: English, La Frontera: My Journey with Papa
19:58: Spanish, La Frontera: El Viaje Con Papa
44:14: Art activity, Breaking Boundaries: Create a Window Mural
Activity 1: Let's Share & Reflect! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 2: Find, Look & Point Out! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 3: Test Your Vocabulary, or Learn a New Word! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 4: Parent-Child Art Activity: Breaking Boundaries: Create A Window Mural [Click here to view or download]
December 9, 2020: Le Seigneur de la danse/The Lord of the Dance, written and illustrated by Véronique Tadjo, read in French and English, in partnership with the Program in French, Dept. of French, Italian and Comparative Literature, UWM and the Alliance Française de Milwaukee.
02:35: English, The Lord of the Dance
11:17: French, Le Seigneur de la Danse
19:15: Art activity, Celebrate Identity and Culture: Create a Paper Bag Mask
Activity 1: Let's Share & Reflect! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 2: Find, Look & Point Out! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 3: Parent-Child Art Activity: Celebrate identity and culture: Create a paper bag mask [Click here to view or download]
January 13, 2021: Rene tiene dos apellidos/Rene Has Two Last Names, written by René Colato Laínez, and illustrated by Fabiola Graullera Ramirez, read in Spanish and English, in partnership with the Milwaukee Public Library.
2:32: English, Rene Has Two Last Names
12:09: Spanish, Rene tiene dos apellidos
24:24: Art activity, Creative Movement: The Life Cycle of a Tree
Activity 1: Let's Share & Reflect! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 2: Find, Look & Point Out! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 3: Fill in the Blanks & Draw! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 4: Parent-Child Art Activity: Investigate trees through sensory observation [Click here to view or download]
February 10, 2021: Going Home, Coming Home/Về Nhà, Thăm Quê Hương, written by Truong Tran, and illustrated by Ann Phong, read in Vietnamese and English.
0:56: English, Going Home, Coming Home
21:42: Vietnamese, Về Nhà, Thăm Quê Hương
40:46: Art activity, Creative Play in the Snow
Activity 1: Let's Share & Reflect! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 2: Find, Look & Point Out! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 3: Parent-Child Art Activity: Creative Play in the Snow [Click here to view or download]
March 10, 2021: Tomorrow/Ghadan, written and illustrated by Nadine Kaadan, read in Arabic and English.
02:57: English, Tomorrow
09:00: Arabic, Ghadan
15:52: Art activity, Paper Airplanes for a Better Tomorrow
Activity 1: Let's Share & Reflect! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 2: Find, Look & Point Out! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 3: Parent-Child Art Activity: Paper Airplanes for a Better Tomorrow [Click here to view or download]
April 14, 2021: Four Feet, Two Sandals, written by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed, and illustrated by Doug Chayka, read in English; and Biaka sauvée!, written by Adrienne Yabouza, illustrated by Zaü, read in French.
02:20: English, Four Feet, Two Sandals
12:10: French, Biaka, sauvée!
26:14: Art activity, Friendship Sandals Matching Game
Activity 1: Let's Share & Reflect! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 2: Find, Look & Point Out! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 3: Parent-Child Art Activity: Friendship Sandals Matching Game [Click here to view or download]
Bonus: Vocabulary check for Four Feet, Two Sandals [Click here to view or download]
May 12, 2021: Mama the Alien/Mama Extraterreste, written by René Colato Laínez and illustrated by Laura Lacamara, read in Spanish and English.
01:53: English, Mama the Alien
12:30: Spanish, Mama Extraterreste
26:00: Art activity, Explore Your Alien Self: A Drawing Activity
Activity 1: Let's Share & Reflect! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 2: Find, Look & Point Out! [Click here to view or download]
Activity 3: Parent-Child Art Activity: Explore Your Alien Self - A Drawing Activity [Click here to view or download]
September 15, 2021: Calling the Doves, written by Juan Felipe Herrera, and illustrated by Elly Simmons, read in Spanish and English.
October 20: Waiting for Mama, written by Lee Tae-Jun, and illustrated by Kim Dong-Seong, read in Korean and English.
November 17: What Can You Do With a Rebozo?, written by Carmen Tafolla, and illustrated by Amy Cordova, read in Spanish and English.