Celebrating multilingual stories with heart and heritage. We create bilingual books and literacy resources for schools, families, and communities.
02/28/2026
Grateful to connect with dual language educators and school leaders at the 8th Annual Dual Language Symposium held at Roosevelt University in Schaumburg.
Meaningful conversations, shared learning, and the joy of placing bilingual books directly into educators’ hands ♥️ todo al servicio de nuestros estudiantes multilingües y sus familias.
02/24/2026
We’re proud to partner with Openlands Forest Preserve District of Cook County Friends of the Forest Preserves and a coalition of community organizations to introduce a new bilingual (English/Spanish) curriculum and audio tour for the African American Heritage Water Trail.
Join us on Saturday, March 28 (10:00am–2:00pm) at the Ford Calumet Environmental Center at Big Marsh Park for an interactive workshop exploring how African American history, local ecology, environmental justice, and youth leadership come together through place-based learning in Chicago.
This newly developed curriculum is designed to support educators, interns, youth leaders, and community members with practical, accessible tools for teaching the rich cultural and environmental history connected to the Trail.
The workshop is free, but registration is required.
Register here: https://openlands.jotform.com/260287042981965
If you work in environmental education, youth programming, or community-based learning, we hope you’ll join us!
02/04/2026
Today we celebrated World Read Aloud Day by sharing We Celebrate Juneteenth Unidos with a Kindergarten class.
Read-alouds create powerful moments for young learners to listen, wonder, ask questions, and make meaning together. When children hear stories that reflect diverse histories and experiences, they begin to see reading as something that connects them to the world and to one another.
We’re grateful for classrooms that center joy, curiosity, and inclusive storytelling.
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Leer juntos es construir comunidad.
Reading together is how we build community.
At Tumbao, we collaborate with schools, libraries, and cultural institutions to support bilingual literacy through stories that center culture, language, and belonging.
Our books are designed to be used, shared, and loved—in classrooms, at home, and in community spaces.
We’re proud to do this work together.
01/30/2026
Ya Nos Vamos a Dormir / Now We Go to Sleep was co-created by Valerie Butrón and Paola Celeste López with deep care for rhythm, rhyme, and meaning in both languages. It was written to offer families a calm, reflective way to end the day and create a bedtime ritual rooted in connection and presence.
Grateful to see this story finding its place in quiet evenings and bedtime routines.
One of our favorite bedtime rituals at Tumbao is simple and powerful: gratitude. Before sleep, Paola and her daughter take turns sharing one thing they’re grateful for from the day.
No pressure. No perfection. Just connection, reflection, and calm.
These are the kinds of moments stories are meant to live inside of — not rushed, not performative, just real.✨🌙📖
“This book works really well in classrooms because it invites reflection and discussion.” In this short clip, Brenda Bonuke Bogonko shares how The Girl Who Wanted to Fly / La niña que quería volar creates space for students to explore identity, empathy, and resilience, while honoring different comfort levels for personal and text-based connections. A powerful reminder that meaningful literacy doesn’t rush students. It meets them where they are. ✨
01/15/2026
Ending the day with stories that feel like home.📚Cerrando el día con historias que se sienten como hogar. 🌙
01/13/2026
Ya Nos Vamos a Dormir / Now We Go to Sleep is officially available today.
This gentle bilingual bedtime story supports calm evening routines and meaningful connection across languages.
Now available on Amazon.
01/12/2026
Not every book is meant to arrive loudly.
Ya Nos Vamos a Dormir / Now We Go to Sleep was written for families who share bedtime routines across languages and for evenings that invite calm, connection, and care.
Tomorrow, this gentle bilingual bedtime story enters the world. 🌙
Some stories speak directly to children who are in the middle of change.
The Girl Who Wanted to Fly is for students navigating new schools, new expectations, and that feeling of not quite belonging yet. Through Pendo’s story, readers are reminded that growth takes time and that their voice matters.
This bilingual book is being embraced by families, educators, and school communities as a gentle, affirming way to support children through transitions and identity development.
Available in English and Spanish.