Make Language Learning Fun

Picture Card Books are the latest innovation from LOTE4Kids, to help children learn language in an enjoyable way! These bilingual resources are available free of charge for you from your local library.

An initial series of 30 Picture Card Books has been created for Chinese Simplified (Mandarin) and English, with illustrations by digital artists and voice-overs by native speakers, to provide children with a new and contemporary learning journey. Lote4Kids will release new Picture Card Books in 2-3 languages every month, so stay tuned!

Picture cards are a powerful tool in making language learning accessible and enjoyable for children. By focusing on topics that are directly relevant to their lives, these visual aids not only facilitate vocabulary building but also foster a deeper connection with the language being learned. As children grow in their language abilities, the scope of picture cards can expand, paving the way for a lifelong journey of language exploration and learning.

So pop into your local library today to find out more about this fantastic free resource.

A New Gamified Experience with LOTE4Kids

Transform your children’s learning experience with the new dynamic, interactive Weekly Learning Dashboard from LOTE4Kids.

A self-driven progression and reward system which encourages your children to set their own goals and challenges.

Key benefits;

  • Allows children to track their progress and set goals
  • Encourages reading and self-guided learning
  • Creates a heightened sense of achievement

By integrating scoring, awards and rules of play into their activities, children are motivated to build and maintain good learning habits while expanding their horizons. So now it has never been easier to support and encourage your children – simply pop into your local library and ask them about LOTE4Kids today.

Ukrainian Storytime

Take a look at the latest stories available from Lote4Kids – the free service from your local library. You can pick the language you want to read the story in, not only making you feel right at home, but also helping you to learn a new language.

The Golden Fish

A charming tale of a poor fisherman who shows kindness to a magical fish and gets to make a wish.

Unfortunately for the kind fisherman, his wife is unhappy and greedy. Will she find happiness?

Plus there are lots of additional activities for you to enjoy, like puzzles, word searches, spot the difference and colouring pages.

Pop in to your local library today to find out more.

Yipee! Storytime, in your own language.

Help your kids to engage and enjoy reading. Choose from thousands of picture books in 60+ languages.

English or LOTE (Languages Other Than English) subtitles and fully-voiced narration. New books and languages added every month!

Stream on your browser or download the FREE LOTE4Kids App to access thousands of engaging picture books.

  • Over 60 languages (English, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Burmese, Canadian French, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Farsi, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Lidepla, Malayalam, Mandarin, Marathi, Mexican Spanish, Nepali, Norwegian, Odia, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Sinhala, Somali, Spanish (Latin America), Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, te reo Maori, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese)
  • Sign language stories also available