Say Hello!

In this delightful picture book Rachel Isadora teaches the reader how to "Say Hello!" in 9 languages. Colorful pages accompany the text as the main character, a little girl named Carmelita, wakes up to visit her grandmother. On her way, she walks through the neighborhood with her mother and her dog, greeting the neighbors in their various languages.

Every page is visually captivating and full of vibrant life. I love the "Hello" translations found at the end of the story. Perfect to read aloud ages 5+.

Themes: Languages, Multicultural, Greetings, Urban Life.

Carmelita, her mother, and their dog Manny take a walk in the neighborhood and say hello to all the people they meet, in the array of languages found in a cosmopolitan city. Simple and sweet, with Isadora's signature collage illustrations.

Say Hello! is a book about a young girl on her way to her grandmothers house. Carmelita and her mother are walking down the street, each person they pass greets them. Each greeting they receive is in a different language. Carmelita repeats each greeting that she hears back to her greeter. By the time she gets to her grandmother house she had been greeted in several different languages including, French, Spanish, and Japanese.

I think this book would be a good way to introduce diversity into a young classroom. I remember learning greetings in different languages when I was in first or second grade. I think it is important for students to know that there are many different languages around the world. This book is an example of show more multiculturalism.

Classroom Extension 1: As a class we would discuss the different languages that were used in the books and where they originated in the world.

Classroom Extension 2: I would ask the students to dress like they are from a different country. The students would greet one another using the language of the country they are representing. The other students would have to guess which country they are representing. show less

In this book "Say Hello!", Carmelita loves to greet everyone in her colorful neighborhood. She learns many different languages how to say hello, so that she can great people in their own language. I found this book really interesting because this book really helps the small children to learn different and and understand the the culture around the world.

It follows Carmelita, a young girl with a colorful neighborhood. As she walks with her mom and her dog, Manny, they greet people from various cultures, each saying hello in their respective languages. The book emphasizes the joy of language and celebrates diversity.

A great multilingual board book featuring vignettes ofa girl named Carmelita and her mom, and dog, Manny, walking around different multiracial neighborhoods and normalizing, practicing how to say "Hello." Very cute and informative. Definitvely going to use this in my baby/toddler storytimes and attempt to get the caregivers and some of the toddlers to repeat the phrases with me.

I enjoyed this picture book for two reasons. First, the language is very diverse and fun to read. The book makes it easy for students of different cultures to understand other languages. For example, a word such as hello is on a page along with other languages version of hello. The characters are also very believable as they portray a community rich in diversity and different cultures. This is a great message to promote within classrooms at a young age. The main idea of this book is to introduce language diversity to young readers.