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MY NEW BOOK: “Bilingual Success Stories Around the World”

August 10, 2021

At long last, after three years of work, my new book has been published! I’m thrilled with how it turned out and I’d love for you to read it! Here’s how the book is described… Bilingual Success Stories Around the World: Parents Raising Multilingual Kids Share Their Experiences and Encouragement is a real-life roadmap to greater success and joy for any parent raising bilingual or multilingual children. Written by Adam Beck

Recommended Resources: “The Toolbox for Multilingual Families” Offers 123 Practical and Productive Ideas for Fostering Your Child’s Minority Language

July 22, 2021

Another book that I highly recommend for parents is The Toolbox for Multilingual Families, by Ute Limacher-Riebold and Ana Elisa Miranda, which provides a wide range of practical and productive activities that can help nurture a child’s development in any target language. The book covers both communicative ability and literacy skills and

“Maximize Your Child’s Bilingual Ability” Is Now 5 Years Old! Here Are the Top 5 Facts of the First 5 Years!

April 17, 2021

1. Since the book was published on April 17, 2016, it has been read by thousands of parents all over the world. Roughly 5~10 copies are sold each day, which totals over 10,000 books to date

There’s Finally Light at the End of This Tunnel

February 27, 2021

I’m referring to the book I’ve been working on for the past three years, a book that brings together the “success stories” of many different bilingual and multilingual families from many different parts of the world. Now titled Bilingual Success Stories, this week I finally finished the full manuscript

The Polish Edition of “Maximize Your Child’s Bilingual Ability” Is Here!

November 5, 2020

I’m thrilled to welcome the Polish edition of Maximize Your Child’s Bilingual Ability to the world! (In Polish the title is Podaruj dziecku szanse na dwujezycznosc.) This is the first translated edition of the book and, honestly speaking, I never imagined an exciting development like this when I wrote the original English edition, which was published in 2016. Back then, I was only hoping that the book in English, which was based on my experience as a teacher and parent

Are Your Kids or Students Learning Spanish or English? This New Bilingual Book of Fairy Tales (with Online Audio) Could Help Fuel Their Progress!

August 17, 2020

What is 28 Bilingual English-Spanish Fairy Tales & Fables? 28 Bilingual English-Spanish Fairy Tales & Fables is a language learning resource (not a picture book) designed to fuel the improvement of learners of Spanish or English. Engaging and effective for children, teens, and adults, with easy access to online audio files offering professional narration in both languages. A useful, flexible resource for self-study, homeschooling, or classroom use, it includes ideas for learners, parents, and teachers to make the most of

New Children’s Book About Being Multilingual, in Multiple Languages (with a Book Giveaway!)

June 5, 2020

Victor, tell us about your new series of children’s books. The new series is called Little Polyglot Adventures and the main purpose of the books is to make children ages 4-8 aware of the value of different languages and different cultures in a fun, visually-appealing, and at times, humorous way. Book #1 in the series is already out and available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Russian, and Ukrainian, in both monolingual and bilingual versions. We intend to release it

Free for Families: My Fun-Filled Novel, in the Spirit of Roald Dahl, for Children and Adults

April 14, 2020

**Finalist in both the Readers’ Favorite 2019 International Book Award Contest and the 2019 IAN Book of the Year Awards.** “How I Lost My Ear is an extraordinary imaginative achievement.” “Adam Beck is a master storyteller, a master of invention.” “Reminds me of the best of Roald Dahl.” Friends, it’s hard to say how long we’ll be sheltered at home because of the coronovirus, but as long as this lasts, I’m making the digital version of my fun-filled novel available

NEW! The Perfect Book for Parents Raising Bilingual Kids

November 11, 2019

Just in time for Christmas! I WANT TO BE BILINGUAL! is the perfect book for parents—especially new parents and parents of younger kids—who dream of raising bilingual or multilingual children. Written by Adam Beck, author of the popular guide Maximize Your Child’s Bilingual Ability, this playful book is a unique “picture book for adults” with delightful illustrations by Pavel Goldaev. Narrated by a lively baby, the book emphasizes the most important information parents need for realizing joyful success on a

Reflections on My Five Weeks in Europe, Part 3: Lunch with Simon Farrow

October 25, 2019

Another special highlight from my trip was the opportunity to meet in person, for the very first time, the artist who worked so hard on the illustrations for my novel, How I Lost My Ear, a funny, action-packed epic for older children and adults that was published in January 2018. In fact, before we met, I had spoken to him only once, over Skype, and that was just briefly. Otherwise, we communicated through email: many, many, many messages over the

Great Reading for Summer! Engaging Books for Language-Loving Families!

June 11, 2019

Want to read some engaging, widely-praised books this summer? Please take a look at my popular nonfiction and fiction for language-loving families! (Yes, bearded dragons included!) “the ideal guidebook for parents” Maximize Your Child’s Bilingual Ability: Ideas and inspiration for even greater success and joy raising bilingual kids “A pure gem! Adam Beck has created a truly wonderful and easily readable book that parents everywhere will enjoy and that bilingual families and children will benefit from.” —Dr. Annick De Houwer,

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