Gibberish

Dat is in a new school in a new place and everyone around him speaks gibberish, but Dat does not. He feels all alone until, suddenly, a person appeared on the playground with him. They couldn't really talk together at first, but they could play. School is hard without knowing gibberish, and the scho......more

Thanks to Beth Shaum for introducing this book to me. It is the perfect picture book to read at the beginning of a new school year, especially if you have new language speakers in your class. As someone who once taught English as a Second Language, I highly recommend it for all teachers to read. If I......more

Every teacher from K-2 should have this brilliant book in their library! Young Vo's unusual combination of pictograms and Steamboat Willie-esque illustration somehow perfectly conveys what it feels like to move to a new place where you don't speak the language. Pairs well with "Drawn Together" by Le......more

I get picture books from the Timberland Regional Library to read, review, and decide to purchase for my school library. The first thing I noticed about this copy is that the pages were already well loved by someone who needed to hear this story over and over. Or someone was going back and forth once......more