Du Iz Tak? | 
pickI rarely review kids books on here, but I could because I read a lot of them with my son daily. I felt the need because I recommended this book today only to see that one reviewer on here didn‘t “understand the content”. This book is written in a sort of made up insect language. The bugs discover a sprout. They marvel as it grows bigger. The friends decide to build a tree fort in it. Meanwhile, summer is passing. The flower is growing bigger. 👇
Palimpsest A spider comes and ruins their fort by building a web that they don‘t want to get caught in. But, yes! A bird comes and eats the spider. They have their fort back at the height of the flower‘s bloom, but then it withers, dies, and ushers in autumn until a new cycle begins. It‘s a kids book. Not really that complicated. 🤷♀️ And my five-year-old really likes it and gets it. Also won a Caldecott. It‘s a fun book! (edited) 4y
8little_paws Honest question. What is the point of a book in a made up language? is it for children who already understand English, and this gets them thinking about how words can be invented and interpreted? 4y
Palimpsest @8little_paws I‘m honestly not sure what the author‘s intention was, perhaps it is to say that some things, like the cycle of life, are universal and need no interpretation apart from viewing it with your eyes, in this case illustrations. It could also be to show there is more than English out there for kids who only speak English. The bug language is supposed to be fun. Icky icky zu! Is one line. My son loves saying it. I also think it is 4y
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Palimpsest In my opinion, important for kids to know there is more way to interpret a thing. Whether through sign language, another spoken language, images, poetry, song, numbers etc. I do love languages myself and am learning two. I mostly just don‘t like something getting passed over because of a lack of understanding, which seems to be happening a lot these days. A lack of understanding and lack of empathy. Two things all of us can foster at any age. (edited) 4y
Soubhiville I love the idea of this! I do t have kids, but might check it out anyway. 4y
Palimpsest @Soubhiville It is a fun and creative book. Check it out if you get the chance. I‘ve always appreciated children‘s books, middle readers, and teen books and will read any and all of them if they appeal to me. 4y
Reggie Some really nice thoughts in this review! 4y
8little_paws Neat! My son is 10 months old. So understanding any language is still a work in process for him. He LOVES funny sounds and he would really laugh at “icky icky zu!“ I bet! I am trying to teach him some Spanish too and hope to get into our town's dual language immersion program when he is of school age. It is hard for me to teach him Spanish though when I am so poor at it myself. It sounds like a really interesting book about interpreting stuff! 4y
Palimpsest @Reggie Thank you! 😊 4y
Palimpsest @8little_paws That‘s such a fun age! We don‘t have an immersion school nearby, but its something I definitely would have liked him to do. I‘m nowhere near fluent in my target language, but I still use Duolingo everyday and it‘s fun. 😊 4y
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