3+years
My Mother’s Tongues
Author: Uma MenonIllustrator: Rahele Jomepour BellThis story about young Sumi and her mum offers a positive outlook on languages and explores, through lyrical writing, the origin of someone whose mother tongue is in another language. The positive language used around accents and mother tongues will boost the confidence of bilingual readers with 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