Now Eloise and Olivia

have an Immigrant Cohort!

Awards

Named to the "Best Books for Children" list by the Association of Booksellers for Children

Learning® Magazine "Teachers' Choice" Award

"Chapman Award" for Best Classroom Read-Alouds,

awarded by Esme' Raji Codell

An ABA Book Sense "Pick of the Lists"

A PBS TV Teacher's Source "Recommended Book"

The Independent Publisher Award

Citations

"...zippy illustrations...a gem...endearing and winsome...

sure to draw young readers with its humor...

recommended for every children's library and bookstore..."

-Críticas, the Spanish Language review journal of Publishers Weekly

"Sly humor...hilariously paced"  -School Library Journal

"Exuberant. Reminds one of the illimitable Eloise."  -Kirkus Reviews

"...humorous and warm-hearted" 

-PBS Teachers' Source One of Four "Recommended Books"

"...charming, fun, and stimulating" -Dom DeLuise

"One of those rare 'must haves'..."   -Education Oasis

Read Language Lizards Newsletter featuring In English, of Course!

Narrative Descriptor

Josephine, a street-smart city girl from Naples, Italy, has lived in

the Bronx just long enough to understand some English.

When her teacher attempts to acclimate his new class by having them

describe their foreign backgrounds (in English, of course), he misunderstands Josephine’s broken English so that she must call upon words from her baby brother’s picture books and upon charades that elicit helpful vocabulary prompts from the teacher. She finally tells a coherent--if uproarious--tale

about her misadventures on a farm, and mutual admiration prevails.

With sharp wit, IN ENGLISH, OF COURSE treats of a timely, larger issue: that native-speaking people sometimes underestimate the talents, dignity--

and humor--of newcomers, often with preposterous results. It will resonate

not only with the 24.8 million foreign-born people now living in the USA,

but also with citizens of foreign ancestry.

Author & Illustrators Bios

Josephine Nobisso’s Postscript details her experiences as the daughter

of immigrants in the Bronx of the ‘50’s.

The illustrator, Dasha Ziborova, is a recent Russian immigrant.

Specifications for the English Language Versions

Author: Josephine Nobisso

Illustrator: Dasha Ziborova

Publisher: Gingerbread House

Trim Size: w 12" × h 9" w/ Dust Jacket (hardcover only)

Pages: 32, Full Color Illustrations

Ages: All (A "Cross-over" Picture Book for Both Children and Adults)

Hardcover ISBN: 0-940112-07-8

Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0-940112-07-0  

Hardcover Price: US $16.95 / CAN $22.95

Paperback ISBN: 0-940112-08-6 

Paperback ISBN-13: 978-0-940112-08-7

Paperback Price: US $8.95 / CAN $12.95

Specifications for the Spanish Language Versions

Author: Josephine Nobisso

Illustrator: Dasha Ziborova

Publisher: Gingerbread House

Trim Size: w 12" × h 9" w/ Dust Jacket (hardcover only)

Pages: 32, Full Color Illustrations

Ages: All (A "Cross-over" Picture Book for Both Children and Adults)

Hardcover ISBN: 0-940112-14-0

Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0-940112-14-8

Hardcover Price: US $16.95 / CAN $22.95

Paperback ISBN: 0-940112-16-7

Paperback ISBN-13: 978-0-940112-16-2

Paperback Price: US $8.95 / CAN $12.95

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