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Little Treasures: Endearments from Around the World
CCBC Review:
All around the world, parents use terms of endearments for their children to show how much they love them. In Ethiopia, for example, Amharic-speaking parents call their children yeinay filiklik (“my bubble of joy”) and in Australia, they are called lambchop. Three or four terms of endearment are given for fourteen different nations and languages. For the languages other than English, the terms are given in their native language, accompanied by a pronunciation guide, and written in their native script, if it differs from the Western alphabet. Chris Raschka’s paintings show the loving parents looking adoringly at their wide-eyed flower buds, dumplings, and mischievous peas, reinforcing the message that parental love is universal and children everywhere are loved and cherished. ©2011 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Chris Raschka
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-6
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Families
Global Perspective
Love and Romance
World Languages
Diversity subject:
Multicultural General
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin
Publish Year: 2011
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780547428628
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 808 Ogburn