Dylan's Birthday Present / Drek Pro Dylana - Czech Edition

"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"

"This book should be on bookshelves in every multilingual home, to help empower kids and develop their 'superpower' of speaking in different languages." -- Shelley Admont, award-winning author, KidKiddos Books

"Elementary school children everywhere will enjoy re-reading this story over and over again." -- Nikki Pra (American polyglot)

Awards :

• 1st Place: Best Illustrations (Purple Dragonfly Award)
• 1st Place: Cultural Diversity (Purple Dragonfly Award)
• Golden Award (Mom's Choice Award)
• Honorable Mention: Picture Books 5 & Younger (Purple Dragonfly Award)
• Brain Child Book Award (Tillywig Award)

This is the Czech (etina) edition of this children's book. It is also available in several other languages, in both monolingual and bilingual versions. 

Summary in English:

Dylan is an American boy like many others. One thing makes him special, though: his parents come from other countries and speak to him in different languages. It's his birthday today and he receives a very unusual present, only to lose it shortly after. Together with his best friend Emma, a sweet bilingual girl born to South African parents, Dylan sets out to find his lost birthday present. During their search, the two friends learn about the value of friendship, of speaking different languages, and of appreciating one's own as well as others' cultural and linguistic background.

If you are looking for a Czech children's book that will help your child see the value in speaking other languages, in being multicultural, and that will hopefully get them excited about learning languages, this book is a great choice. 

Summary in Czech:

Dylan je americk kluk jako mnoz dal. Ale dky nemu je speciln: jeho rodie pochzej z jinch zem a mluv s nm rznmi jazyky. Dneska m narozeniny a dostane velmi neobvykl drek, a hned vzpt ho zas ztrat. Spolen se svou nejlep kamardkou Emmou, milm bilingvnm dvetem, jej rodie pochzej z Jin Afriky, vyraz Dylan ptrat po ztracenm narozeninovm drku. Bhem svho hledn se oba kamardi u o hodnot ptelstv, o mluven rznmi jazyky i o oceovn kulturnho a jazykov...