Children's Italian Language & Italian Inspired Story Books
Children's books are wonderful for helping your child prepare for a trip. They can be enjoyed while on vacation and help them to process the sites they saw after returning home. By introducing them to Italy through Italian language and Italian inspired stories you can bring to life and give meaning to the places they see while abroad. Enriching their experience and building lifelong memories.
Scroll down to find suggested books by age. Click on each book picture to learn more about the book. Please note this page includes affiliate links. Purchasing through the links help me to keep Piccolo Italiano going at no cost to you!
Babies & Toddlers
The Toddler's Handbook
Introduces 17 basic concepts in English & Italian.
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Mangia! Mangia!
Introduces young tummies to tasty treats from the land of linguini
The Tiny Traveler Italy
Count your way through Italy’s most famous landmarks.
First Words
Italian
Features 100 words to use while traveling.
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Am I Small?
Bilingual book with whimsical details.
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My First Bilingual Book: Vehicles
Bright illustrations, and dual-language words.
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Preschool to Third Grade
First Words Italian by Lonely Planet
Features 100 words to use while travelling.
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Living in Italy
Narrated by a kid growing up in Italy.
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A Spider Goes to Italy
Send your children on a vivid journey of Italy, through the eyes of this curious spider.
First Thousand Words in Italian
Picture-word books make it easy for young readers to learn new words.
Travel Adventures
George and Paolo hop on a vespa to explore the wonders of Italy.
Theodore's Adventure
Theodore teaches young readers all about Italy & basic Italian words.
I'm a full-time mom, part-time preschool teacher who believes experiences are more important than things, travel is one of the best ways to learn compassion for other cultures, and now is the time to make memories with the ones you love.
Fourth to Sixth Grade
English to Italian Flashcard Book
Learn Italian vocabulary with hundreds of Flashcards in one large book.
Getting to Know Italy and Italian
Tour Italian landmarks, culture, history, foods, and much more.
National Geographic
Journey to the homeland of the Roman Empire and the birthplace of the Renaissance
Italian Visual Dictionary
A photographic guide to the key words and phrases in Italian.
Italian for Children
Fun and effective way for your child to learn the Italian language and culture.
Italy: A Benjamin Blog
Includes chapters on Italian history, geography, cities, people, and food.
Teens
Barron's Painless Italian
Approach to language makes fluency in Italian a truly painless process.
Italian Renaissance
Photographs enhance an account of the achievements of the Italian Renaissance.
Professor Tilbury
Pizza, pasta and sparkling soda; with a side dish of ‘learning’.
Italian Phrasebook
Contains a wealth of useful words and phrases for travelers.
Ancient World Ancient Rome
An exploration of ancient Rome. A Scholastic Book.
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An Italian Adventure
An Italian childhood memoir. Click the image to view the book.
