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My Language Is a Garden
Hardcover
FamilyGeneral Juvenile FictionPoetry
Publisher Price: $21.95
ISBN13: 9781459840652
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: Feb 17 2026
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.40 Width: 9.00 Depth: 10.90
Language: English
★ Captures a language's ability to connect one to places, ancestry, and cultural heritage through the sharing of stories, family recipes, and so much more. An inspiring addition to any collection. -- Booklist, starred review
★ This celebration of language successfully imparts the sense of it as a living, breathing expression of love and belonging. -- Shelf Awareness, starred review
Do you know my language? Have you heard the sounds it makes? Has it rocked you in its rhythms? Have you seen the roads it takes?
A parent invites a child to get to know their language. In a driving rhythm, they speak about the language blossoming in deserts and plains, building castles and forts and motoring over roadways. Not hemmed in by borders, this language holds ancient knowledge, medicines and nourishment within it, and has explored the farthest reaches of the universe. The parent realizes that teaching their heritage language to their child will connect them always and allow them to grow a garden of language together.
For the parents and caregivers who want to share their heritage language with the children in their lives, E.G. Alaraj has crafted this celebratory and inspiring poem in hopes it will get more conversations started and encourage kids to see the joy in discovering their roots. Exploring the links between language, culture and the natural world, this book is a heartfelt celebration of the vitality and importance of our languages and how they bind us together.
Praise for E.G. Alaraj:
★A stunning marriage of text and art that will linger with listeners as they slip into sleep...This melodic lullaby is warm and tender perfection.--Kirkus Reviews, starred review for When Stars Arise
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