Poly Polly was born out of a desire to make it simple for families to share their languages and cultures with little ones. The founder, Wendi Li, struggled to find multilingual resources for her toddler son and discovered that less than 1% of children’s books are bilingual even though 20% of families spoke a foreign language at home.

Poly Polly’s books are designed for international and mixed-heritage families who want to raise bilingual or multilingual children and books that reflect their language needs. Each book can be customized with up to 4 languages, with over 80 languages and dialects to choose from. 26 of the non-Latin based languages can also be displayed with latin characters/romanizations, such as Chinese Pin Yin, so that non-native speakers can also learn alongside their children how to pronounce a word.

The first four board books (Food, Colors, Numbers, and Dress & Play) are ideal for babies and toddlers learning their first words as well as older children who are starting to read. Color coding and consistent text positioning are also used to optimize language acquisition in young children. Poly Polly plans to introduce story and picture books in the near future as well.

Backers of the campaign can buy the books at a discount off the retail price, plus access additional Kickstarter-only offers.

Facts:
As international mobility increases and the number of interracial/interlingual relationships rises (15% of new marriages in the US), more families are finding themselves in bilingual or multilingual environments. For example, 1 in 7 US residents are born abroad, 1 in 5 UK children are bilingual, and 1 in 9 babies born in Germany have dual nationality. (Sources: Pew Research, Statista, SCB, Kidscount, NALDIC, UN)

About Poly Polly:
Poly Polly is a women & minority-owned, small independent publishing company. We’re on a mission to increase linguistic diversity and cultural representation in children’s books by offering customized books and other educational materials in as many languages as possible (currently over 80). Our books are designed to empower the next generation of multilingual & multicultural families by making it easy and fun to share heritage languages and cultures. Find out more on www.polypolly.com or follow us on IG: www.instagram.com/polypollypress.

Founder Information:
Wendi Li is a 3rd culture kid having grown up in China, Scotland, and the US. She is currently living between the US and Germany, with her German husband and toddler son. Poly Polly was created to support families like hers with parents or other caregivers who speak different mother tongues.

Contact Information:

Wendi Li
Founder, Poly Polly
Email: wendi@polypolly.com
Phone/Whatsapp: +49 17643822246
www.polypolly.com