A picture book by Barbara Zurer Pearson
Celebrate the Power of TWO
Two children share two languages — and those languages bring the two children together. After decades studying how children grow up bilingual — and writing Raising a Bilingual Child for the parents who love them — Barbara Zurer Pearson turns to the children themselves.
A note from the author
"I have spent my career trying to understand the children who live in two languages — how they learn, how they're tested, how they're seen. TWO Children Share TWO Languages is my way of letting those children speak for themselves — of helping the rest of us see the experience of being bilingual from their point of view."
— Barbara Zurer Pearson
English
"A bridge made of words."
Español
"Un puente hecho de palabras."
Toggle the language mode above to watch the whole site bloom between English, Spanish, and a mixed bilingual world.
Los Personajes
Shy · Emotional · Observer
Diana speaks Spanish at home, but she hasn't yet learned English for school. She feels cut off — she should be listening, but she's too afraid, trying to shut out English in case it makes her lose her Spanish.
Meet Diana →Warm · Playful · Bold
Tony grew up sharing two languages. His laughter sounds the same in either one, and his heart is big enough to hold both worlds at once — and to help build a bridge to a friend.
Meet Tony →El Poder de DOS
One is a beginning. Two is a song. Hover each pair to feel what changes.
One Eye
Two Eyes
Un OjoDos Ojos
Depth appears.
One Hand
Two Hands
Una ManoDos Manos
A clap is born.
One Language
Two Languages
Un IdiomaDos Idiomas
A bridge is built.
One hand can hold a marble — but to clap, you need two people to high-five together.
Recursos
Companion materials grounded in Barbara's research — for educators, families, and anyone raising bilingual children.