In this picture book a string of birds on a telephone wire plays a game of telephone, with the usual mixed up results.

A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.

Rabbit's secret message gets all mixed up as the animals whisper it to each other. El mensaje secreto de Conejo va cambiando a medida que se va transmitiendo de un animal a otro.

The mage Numair, the knight Alanna, and Queen Thayet enlist thirteen-year-old Daine's help to battle the dreadful immortal creatures that have recently begun to attack the kingdom of Tortall.

After a family adopts a dog from a local shelter, they cannot understand why he doesn't respond to commands, until a chance encounter in the dog park reveals that their new dog only understands Chinese.

"Mia's abuela has left her sunny house with parrots and palm trees to live with Mia and her parents in the city. The night she arrives, Mia tries to share her favorite book with Abuela before they go to sleep and discovers that Abuela can't read the words inside. So while they cook, Mia helps Abuela learn English ("Dough. Masa"), and Mia learns some Spanish too, but it's still hard for Abuela to learn the words she needs to tell Mia all her stories....

A young boy is being bullied at school. He doesn't want to tattle but he finds there is a difference in tattling and asking for help.

"Sophie's parents tell her to say 'Hello, ' 'Thank-you, ' and 'Goodbye, ' but the words stick like glue in Sophie's mouth and won't come out"--

When Cuckoo hatches and does not speak the same language as the rest of his family, he bravely sets out to find someone who can understand him.

"This unusual, thought-provoking story begins with an old woman telling a tale to a group of children in a playground. One of the boys can't understand what she is saying, so another offers to translate. The old woman's tale is inspired by the Tower of Babel story: In the days when everyone spoke the same language, the people built a tower to reach God. But God was annoyed and sent a dragon to destroy the tower, then created new languages for everyone...