Written by: Liana Romulo.

Illustrated by: Jaime Laurel.

MY FIRST BOOK OF TAGALOG WORDS is a beautifully illustrated book that introduces young children to Filipino language and culture through everyday words.

The words profiled in this book are all commonly used in the Filipino language and are both informative and fun for English-speaking children to learn. The goals of MY FIRST BOOK OF TAGALOG WORDS are to familiarize children with the sounds and structure of the Tagalog language; to introduce core elements of Filipino culture; to illustrate the ways in which languages differ in their treatment of everyday sounds; and to show how, through cultural importation, a single word can be shared between languages. (From GoodReads.)

Recommended by: Ms Rose.