Meet the author, Adam Beck

Praised worldwide by parents and experts in the field, Maximize Your Child's Bilingual Ability is the uniquely empowering guidebook to the bilingual journey by Adam Beck, founder of the popular blog Bilingual Monkeys and the lively forum The Bilingual Zoo.

Over the past 20 years Adam has worked with hundreds of bilingual and multilingual children as a classroom teacher and private tutor. Originally from the United States, Beck has lived in Hiroshima, Japan since 1996 and is raising two bilingual children in Japanese and English. 

During his visit to Europe in September 2019, Adam will be gathering materials to the sequel to Maximize your Child’s Bilingual Ability. The new book will be based on the stories of other experienced parents. Tentatively titled Bilingual Earth: Secrets of Success from Parents of Bilingual and Multilingual Children Around the World, it will feature many insightful and encouraging success stories from families who live in a range of countries and circumstances. The book will thus serve as another practical and empowering guide for raising bilingual and multilingual kids.

Czytam i mówię po polsku is proud to support Adam’s crowdfunding campaign on Patreon. As a bilingual bookstore providing quality educational materials we share his mission of helping to raise bilingual children, that’s why we arranged a meeting with the author where parents interested in this important subject will have a chance to hear Adam talking about his books, as well as ask questions about bilingual education. 

Who is this meeting for? 

This informal meeting is dedicated to anyone who is interested in bilingual education – parents, teachers, students, etc. This event might be interesting if: 

-you want to raise your child as bilingual 

-you want to find out more about raising your child as bilingual 

-you feel like you are failing to raise your child as bilingual 

-you are passionate about bilingual education and want to meet other parents 

-have contact with families who are bilingual / multilingual and want to find out more about how to support them 

I haven’t read the book, can I still attend? 

You are warmly invited to attend, even if you haven’t read the book. You will get a chance to listen to Adam talking about his experience as a bilingual parent and educator, which might inspire you in your efforts to raise bilingual children or support bilingual families. 

You will be able to get a signed copy of the book at the event. 

How can I get a ticket? 

Tickets are £3 / person and are available on our website.