I have a Thai daughter -in-law and my grandies speak fluent Thai and English so I’m working on a story for them at the moment.
Jair Hernandez, one of the founders of Bab’l Books, is using his Harvard Business School degree to fill a need: bilingual children’s books for bilingual families, in both eBook and print formats. Bab’l Books was recently chosen for LearnLaunch Accelerator, a program to help educational technology startups grow and thrive. We’re thrilled that Jair agreed to be interviewed for Writers’ Rumpus. Jair is hoping to hear from authors and illustrators with universal stories that children from any culture can relate to. He’s also giving away one bilingual starter set in any language Bab’l Books has available. Enter at the end of this post.
Marianne Knowles: How did Bab’l Books get started?
Jair Hernandez: Bab’l Books came out of my own background. I grew up in Houston, but I was born in Mexico. Growing up, there was a strong desire to keep our language in our family. We…
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