{"product_id":"raising-bilingual-bambini-the-art-of-immersing-our-family-in-the-la-dolce-vita-9781517921323","title":"Raising Bilingual Bambini: The Art of Immersing Our Family in the La Dolce Vita","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA father's memoir of preparing a dual-language household for a stint living abroad--and all of the ensuing challenges and rewards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter living in Modena, Italy, for three years, Eric Dregni and his wife, Katy, dreamed of returning one day--future children in tow--to give their kids the experience of living abroad. When they become parents, they decide to raise their children with a global perspective in a bilingual household: Katy speaking only English to them and Eric speaking only Italian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite their extended family's confusion about this experiment, they persist through their three kids' childhoods, sending them to an immersion language camp and preparing them for life abroad. Eventually, the family packs up and moves to Florence, where the \u003ci\u003ebambini\u003c\/i\u003e can stop to see Michelangelo's \u003ci\u003eDavid\u003c\/i\u003e on the way home from school, indulge in fresh pasta and gelato, and learn how to argue like real Italians. Sooner than anyone would like, three months of \u003ci\u003ela dolce vita\u003c\/i\u003e comes to an end, and they head back to Minnesota, trying to bring a taste of Italian culture home with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fast-paced memoir\/travelogue, \u003ci\u003eRaising Bilingual Bambini\u003c\/i\u003e is Dregni's passionate testament to the value of an international perspective, his loving tribute to the family's time together in Italy, and a bittersweet reflection on what it meant to return to Minnesota (until their trip to Sicily several years later). Writing with his signature humor and sincerity, Eric Dregni offers a heartfelt story about family and finding a home together in a new place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRetail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text and\/or extended descriptions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517921323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200","brand":"Eric Dregni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53195260297397,"sku":"9781517921323","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781517921323.jpg?v=1788273572","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/raising-bilingual-bambini-the-art-of-immersing-our-family-in-the-la-dolce-vita-9781517921323","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}