The First of its Kind
A bilingual story book for kids
Bilingual
English
Spanish
ish vocabulary to Primary age children in a fun
way. These vocabulary words are ones that can
be used in every-day life,” says Mrs. Darling
Mrs. Resnik has always wanted to publish
a children’s’ book, and saw this as the perfect
opportunity. “Silvia and I talked about it, we did
our research – looking online and in the library
- and decided to go forward with writing the
story. The book came together easily and was
fun to create.”
So far they say their self-published book
has been well received. It’s currently being sold
on the island at the Bookmart in Brown & Co.,
the Bermuda Bookstore, Caesar’s Pharmacy
in Somerset and Robertson’s Drugstore in St.
Georges. “Sam and Ben on the Farm” can also
be purchased online through Amazon.com and
Barnes & Noble.
T
wo friends combined their writing and
marketing talents to create a fun-filled
children’s book.
“Sam and Ben on the Farm” is a bilingual
story written by Alicia Resnik and Silvia Darling.
The book is written in English with Spanish
vocabulary and pronunciation.
“Look over here Sam, this is Helen. She’s a
special Peruvian gallina (gah yee nah)….. and these
little guys are her baby pollitos (po yee tos)…. Clo, clo,
clo, says Helen. That means thank you,” says Ben.
(page 12 of Sam and Ben on the Farm)
The picture book follows the boys’ adven-
tures, as they meet the farm animals and learn
to speak Spanish. “In addition to the story, we
have included Hispanic traditions,” says Mrs.
Darling, who is originally from Peru.
Mrs. Resnik and Mrs. Darling say they were
inspired to write the book because they haven’t
seen anything like this currently being sold on
the market. They chose the names ‘Sam’ and
‘Ben’ because of their own sons who have been
friends since they met 8 years ago when they
were in the same class at Somersfield Academy.
“The objective of the book is to teach Span-
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