Amelia's Pet: A Sweet and Fun Bilingual Family Story in English + Haitian Creole
This sweet story about a Haitian-American family choosing a family pet is a fun read for children allowing them to read in both English and Haitian Creole.
Kimberly Carpel Damessous
8/2/20241 min read


After searching for months for children's books in Haitian Creole that depicted the experiences of Haitian-American children, I was surprised that while there were a lot of books in Haitian Creole about my original homeland, Haiti, there were not many about the experiences of Haitian children living in America. This was the inspiration for this book, which narrates the normal experience of a Haitian American family choosing a family pet. It's fun and sweet and written in both English and Haitian Creole. As a bonus, the series also offers a coloring book to accompany the story.