3+years
My Mother's Tongues
Author: Uma MenonIllustrator: Rarely Jomepour BellThis story about young Sumi and her mum offers a really positive outlook on languages and explores, through lyrical writing, the origin of someone who has a mother tongue in another language. The positive language used around accents and mother tongues will boost the confidence of readers who have English as a second language.
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- Uma Menon is an award-winning author
- Rahele Jomepour Bell is a multi-award-winning illustrator
- Own Voice
- South Asian representation
- Diverse cast
- East and Southeast Asian representation
- Single parent
- Female lead