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by Dylanna Press (Author)
English-Haitian Creole Picture Dictionary: More Than 350 Essential Words
A vibrant, illustrated introduction to Haitian Creole (Kreyòl Ayisyen) designed for young learners, bilingual families, and educators. This picture dictionary presents more than 350 carefully selected words across the topics children encounter every day - family, home, food, animals, clothing, weather, transportation, school, sports, and emotions - paired with bright, child-friendly illustrations on every page.
Each entry includes the English word, its Haitian Creole translation, and a simple phonetic pronunciation guide written in English-friendly syllables, allowing parents and teachers with no prior knowledge of Haitian Creole to read along with confidence. The dual-language format supports vocabulary acquisition for both English-speaking children learning Kreyòl and Kreyòl-speaking children building English literacy.
Comprehensive thematic sections include:
- My Body, My Family, and My House
- Kitchen, Bathroom, and Bedroom vocabulary
- Clothing, Food, and Animals
- School, Sports, and Transportation
- Weather, Seasons, and Emotions
- Action Words, Opposites, and Greetings
- Days of the Week, Months, Shapes, Colors, and Numbers
- A complete Haitian Creole alphabet reference
- Bilingual word-list index in both directions for quick reference
Ideal for home libraries, preschool and elementary classrooms, ESL and dual-language programs, public library world-language collections, and Haitian-American families seeking heritage-language resources for the next generation. With its accessible format and durable appeal, this volume serves both as an early-learning tool and as a lasting reference children will return to as they grow.
Part of an expanding series of multilingual children's picture dictionaries.
