Learning about shapes is critical for children and helps them to identify and categorize visual information, adds descriptive words to their vocabulary, and expands to skills in reading, math, and science. Shapes communicate visual messages throughout our real-world environment and serve as important building blocks in our children’s cognitive development.
The latest book in our Bilingual Learning series, Shapes | 모양, is now available for purchase in our online store and other select retailers! The board book is sized perfectly for little hands, durable enough for repeated handling, and teaches your child basic shapes in both English and Korean languages. Each shape is vibrantly illustrated in mesmerizing patterns and Hangul is accompanied by transliterations for help with pronunciation.
We’ve also added some new worksheets, free to download, which can be paired with our book for additional practice perfect for preschool-aged kids! Your little ones will have the opportunity to strengthen their pincer grip, trace shapes, practice writing, create patterns, and more for a well-rounded educational approach.
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We’re happy to announce the third book in our Bilingual Learning series, set to release July 1, 2020: Shapes|모양 introduces little ones to common shapes in the same easy-to-read format you know and love! Each shape is vibrantly illustrated in patterns with color palettes sure to grab your child’s attention!
Just like its sister book, Colors|색상, target vocabulary words are introduced by name, used in short simple sentences for grammar education, and color-coded for visual coordination and maximum retention. Transliterations accompany the Hangul (Korean written language), to aid in pronunciation for those not yet able to read it.
Shapes|모양 will retail for $9.99 and will be available for purchase July 1, 2020. Click here for a list of major retailers that carry our books, or order directly from our online shop. Preorder will begin January 24, so head over to aerilynbooks.com to get your copy!
안녕하세요! We finally started a blog! We wanted a place to share tips, tricks, ideas, activities, and resources with families wanting to teach their children the Korean language. For anyone who isn’t yet familiar with our company, let me give you a brief introduction:
I am passionate about bilingual education. As a child growing up in a Korean-American household, I was interested in learning the Korean language and my mother taught me basic concepts, such as counting, and common phrases, like “Hello,” “Good-bye,” and “I love you.” I loved to read and found myself wishing I had books in Korean, but it seemed impossible to find any at our local bookstore or library. I went on to learn Spanish and continued to try to teach myself Korean with dictionaries and by listening to pop songs. When I became a parent, I knew I wanted to raise my children bilingually, so I introduced them to Spanish and the little Korean I knew, but I still found it impossible to locate bilingual children’s books that taught the Korean language. I joined a couple of mom groups on Facebook in hopes of finding resources and books, but discovered that most families were either buying Korean books from overseas or simply using label makers to add Korean text to books they already had. This is extremely resourceful, but with over 1.2 million Americans speaking Korean, I really feel there ought to be easier access to quality bilingual books that teach the language.
I decided I wanted to create bilingual books my children would love and I dedicated every day to researching, writing, illustrating, and designing my very first Bilingual Learning book. I wanted it to not only include both English and Korean languages, but easy-to-read transliterations to accompany the Hangul (한글 – Korean written language) for anyone who cannot yet read the Korean alphabet. When I was ready, I printed out the PDF at home, introduced it to my kids and they loved it!
I decided to publish it and make it available to other families looking for Korean-English baby books. I discussed the idea with my husband, family, and friends and, after many months of hard work, I launched Aerilyn Books, which I named after my daughter. At the time of writing this, I have published two Bilingual Learning books: Colors | 색상 and Numbers | 숫자.
Colors | 색상 teaches children the colors of the rainbow, in sequence, plus other common colors. Each color is introduced by name and also used in a simple sentence accompanied by beautifully illustrated animals. Target vocabulary words are color-coded for visual learners, transliterations allow adults who cannot read Hangul to pronounce the words when reading aloud to their children, and the illustrated animals provide additional vocabulary that will maintain your child’s interest.
Numbers | 숫자 introduces children to the Korean native number system by counting fruits and veggies from 1 to 10. Each number is identified by name and used in short simple phrases along with paper cut-out illustrations of common fruits and veggies, providing additional vocabulary and reinforcing familiarity with healthy food choices.
The Bilingual Learning books are made of durable board for repeated handling by little hands, and are conveniently sized for taking along anywhere. We will be announcing the third title in the series January 2, so stay tuned for that!
In addition to our popular books, we post FREE illustrated vocabulary cards, with audio, Monday through Friday on our Facebook and Instagram pages, so you can introduce your child to a new vocabulary word every day of the school week. Make sure to follow us to take advantage of the free resources and stay up-to-date with announcements, events, and giveaways!
We will post a new blog entry whenever we have new resources to share with you: language-boosting activities, downloadable worksheets and coloring sheets, new book announcements, book-signings, and more – we hope you will find our content valuable in your journey of raising bilingual children!