Books on Bilingualism | Beautiful Mundo

Best Books to Read on Language Learning & Multiculturalism

The books recommended below offer inspiration and words of encouragement to help us navigate our family's language learning journey.

By better understanding how we acquire language and how our children learn languages we can make more informed choices and focus our time and energy on the most effective methods for learning. Multilingualism gives us the ability to build friendships around the world and supports cross-cultural understanding. Passing on a heritage language to our children can promote greater self-esteem and self-confidence.

All of the books I am sharing below are books that I have personally read and feel are worthy of sharing with you.

The Bilingual Edge

Kendall King, Ph.D.

Alison Mackey, Ph.D.

A comprehensive guide based on scientific research answering why, when, and how to teach your child a second language.

Bilingual:

Life and Reality

François Grosjean

A book exploring what bilingualism means and the role it plays in our lives. Written by a Professor Emeritus in Switzerland, this book encourages linguistic diversity.

Bilingual is Better

Two Latina Moms on How the Bilingual Parenting Revolution is Changing the Face of America

An engaging and inclusive book written for bilingual Latino parents, monolingual American parents, and everyone in-between.

Roxana A. Soto

Ana L. Flores

Maximize Your Child's Bilingual Ability

Adam Beck

Full of helpful perspectives and principles, this book is based on Beck's real-life experience raising his children bilingually in Japanese and English.

and Apple Pie

Maritere Rodriguez Bellas

An incredibly important book written for the immigrant parent on raising bicultural children. We all have something to learn from the Latino family experiences and stories shared on these pages.

Raising a Bilingual Child

Barbara Zurer Pearson, Ph.D.

A great resource to provide guidance and easy-to-understand advice on raising bilingual children with many inspirational stories from parents and kids. Very detailed and thoughtfully researched.

A step-by-step guide for parents

The Bilingual Brain:

And what it tell us about the science of language

Albert Costa

Translated from Spanish to English, this book draws from cutting-edge neuro-linguistic research as he answers important questions: how do two languages exist in one brain? How do we learn- and forget- a language?

Arroz con Pollo

and Apple Pie

Maritere Rodriguez Bellas

An incredibly important book written for the immigrant parent on raising bicultural children. We all have something to learn from the Latino family experiences and stories shared on these pages.

Total Physical Response

TPR

James J. Asher

A well-researched learning tool, TPR is based on the idea that we internalize information by using the right hemisphere of our brains and that language learning can be achieved through actions and movement.