PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
A second language learning expert with vast experience in the field and a father to two amazingly funny trilingual children, Dr. Victor Santos founded Linguacious with the goal of helping other families and educators worldwide support the learning of other languages in children. He is the author of the award-winning series Little Polyglot Adventures and of many other books to help children learn different languages, developer of the award-winning Linguacious vocabulary flashcards in different languages, and is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA).
"""With its multifaceted educational opportunities couched in the sweet story of a boy's unusual pet and its possibilities for bringing disparate peoples together, Dylan's Birthday Present provides more than just a good leisure read. It's an opportunity adults can employ to teach children the value of languages, understanding, multiculturalism, and the positive aspects of being multilingual."" ---- Midwest Book Review ""A quest to find a lost birthday present takes Victor's young protagonist on an insightful journey in this endearing debut installment in the series. With foreign language words and a delightful mystery woven into the main storyline, this intriguing book adds up to thorough fun. Young readers will likely plead to read it again and again."" ---- Prairies Book Review ""The warmhearted story in this charming picture book awakens young readers to the superpower-like wonders of multilingualism. A supple playfulness permeates the story, entertaining and engaging readers from very early on."" ---- Dan Levy (reviewer for the Tillywig Brain Child Award given to this book) ""A sweet and colorful picture book with a positive message about our multicultural, multilingual world that will appeal to all language-loving families."" ---- Adam Beck, author of ""Maximize Your Child's Bilingual Ability"" ""Dylan's Birthday Present will delight young readers, many of whom are already living in a multicultural world and have picked up their own words/phrases here and there. This is a grand selection for story time and offers caregivers ample opportunities to turn their young audiences into polyglot adventurers. It's a great way to start kids sharing what languages they know and teaching each other words and phrases. Eszter Miklos's illustrations are bright and colorful, and they work perfectly with the story. Dylan's Birthday Present by Victor Dias de Oliveira Santos is highly recommended."" ---- Jack Magnus, Readers' Favorite reviewer ""Dylan's Birthday Present is a charming story with adorable illustrations that complement the text nicely. Reading this book is a good way to introduce children to the concept of people speaking different languages and to help them appreciate cultural differences."" ---- Sherry Ellis (award-winning children's author and musician) ""Dylan's Birthday Present is a lovely story that language lovers all over the world will enjoy. It highlights the magic of multilingualism through the adventures that Dylan goes on. This book makes it easy for little ones to understand why it is so important to learn to speak other languages and learn about other cultures. Elementary school children everywhere will enjoy re-reading this story over and over again."" ---- Nikki Prsa (American polyglot and language-learning coach)"
