HOME: Multilingual Story Time
2023 Sessions:
January 18, 2023 - 10:30am - 11:00am
February 15, 2023 - 10:30am - 11:00am
March 15, 2023 - 10:30am - 11:00am
April 19, 2023 - 10:30am - 11:00am
May 17, 2023 - 10:30am - 11:00am
November 15, 2023 - 10:30am - 11:00am
December 20, 2023 - 10:30am - 11:00am
FREE
This is a virtual event.
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 virtual session with an art activity from Lynden art educator Claudia Orjuela. Follow-up activities will be available for download. Scheduled to screen every third Wednesday of the month, HOME Story Time is a collaboration with Wisconsin for Ukraine, the Milwaukee Public Library, the Islamic Resource Center, Hanan Refugee Relief Group, Alliance Française de Milwaukee, Milwaukee African Women's Association, and UWM Libraries. Videos remain on view once they are posted.
2023 Schedule, Recordings, and ACTIVITIES
January 18: Кузини Назавжди/Cousins Forever, written by Elisavet Arkolaki, and illustrated by Charikleia Arkolaki, read in Ukrainian and English by Halyna Salapata from Wisconsin for Ukraine
February 15: Pelo Malo No Existe/Bad Hair Does Not Exist, written by Sulma Arzu-Brown and illustrated by Isidra Sabio, read in Spanish and English by Letty Nyamatutu
March 15: The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water, written by Idries Shah, and illustrated by Ingrid Rodriguez, read in Dari and English by Khojesta Faizi
April 19: Sirenas/Julian is a Mermaid, written and illustrated by Jessica Love, read in Spanish and English by CK Ledesma from PEAK Initiative
May 17: قشنگترین رویای من / My Most Beautiful Dream, written by Ulrich Renz, and illustrated by Cornelia Haas, with translators Bahar Talai, Sefa Agnew, and Sadegh Bahrami, read in Dari by Khatera Nazari, and English by Tiffany Thornton from UWM Libraries
November 15: що змінила Рондо/How War Changed Rondo, written by Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv, read in Ukranian and English by Karina Tweedell from our partner organization Wisconsin Ukrainians.
December 20: Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey, written by Margriet Ruurs with artwork by Nizar Ali Badr, read in Arabic by Samaher Aldaye and in English by Claudia Orjuela. Archival recording.
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]
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