In many homes the bedtime story switches language depending on who is reading. A personalized book helps here: the child hears their own name and sees themselves as the hero, whichever language the story is in.
Ways bilingual families use personalized books
- One parent, one language. Each parent reads the book in their own language.
- A book from the grandparents. Grandparents make a book in their language, with a dedication from them.
- Two worlds, two languages. A space story in English and a pirate story in Hebrew, so each language has its own adventure.
- The minority language at bedtime. If one language gets less time during the day, bedtime is a good moment for it.
Making the same child the hero in another language
When you create a book on Storyling, you choose the language of the book separately from the language of the site. You can browse in English and make a book in Hebrew, German, French or Spanish. Each book is written as a new story in that language, not translated word for word, so it reads naturally.
Writing in a right-to-left language? Hebrew books are laid out right to left, with the pages in the order a Hebrew reader expects.
Tips for reading in two languages
- Keep each book in one language rather than mixing within the same story.
- Let the child choose which language tonight's story is in.
- Use the child's name the way it is said in each language.
- Ask grandparents to write the dedication in their own words.
Questions
- Which languages can a Storyling book be written in?
- English, German, French, Spanish and Hebrew.
- Can I order the same story in two languages?
- Each book is written as a new story in its language, so you create one book per language. Both have your child as the hero, with the same look and details.
- Can grandparents in another country make a book?
- Yes. The site works in five languages and the book can be in any of them. The digital book is available everywhere, and printed books ship to many countries.