| Nicole Weaver speaks four languages fluently: English, Creole, French and Spanish. She teaches high school French and Spanish. She is the author of three trilingual books: Marie and Her Friend the Sea Turtle (2009), My Sister Is My Best Friend (November 2011), and My Brother Is My Best Friend (currently under contract). Her book of short stories titled, My Birthday Is September Eleven and Other Short Stories was an Amazon bestseller top 100 for three weeks. For more information about Nicole please visit her sites: My Sister Is My Best Friend, My Birthday Is September Eleven, and Marie and her Friend the Sea Turtle. Thanks for this interview, Nicole. Tell us, did you always want to be a writer? No, I did want to be a writer. I had my heart set on being a translator and interpreter for the United Nations. I grew to like languages after learning English as a third language and later learning Spanish. I ended up taking Spanish my final year of high school because I wanted to drop a physics class. My guidance counselor gave me two choices: Stay in physics or replace it with another class. Well, lucky for me, the only class offered during physics was Spanish two honors. Even though I had never studied Spanish before, I took a gamble and switched to Spanish. Thus, began my true love affair with learning languages. Twenty-five years later, that decision has served me well. As a polyglot, I teach high school French and Spanish. Now, I have branched out by writing trilingual children books.Congratulations on the release of your latest picture book, My Sister Is My Best Friend. What was your inspiration for it?  My newly published book: My Sister Is My Is My Best Friend is a trilingual story about two twin sisters who do everything together. I got inspired to write the story after meeting my half-sister Rachelle in 2008 for the first time. I was very happy to have met her and sad that we did not grow up together. Since I have a vivid imagination, I began daydreaming about what it would have been liked to grow up with Rachelle. I had a blast writing the book because it helped me sort through some emotional situations. I do believe writing is great therapy for the soul. Tell us about your children's books. I have written three trilingual children’s picture book. My first book titled: Marie and Her Friend the Sea Turtle, My Sister Is My Best Friend, and a third book currently under contract with Guardian
1 Comments on Meet Nicole Weaver, author of trilingual (English, French and Spanish) books for children, last added: 11/28/2011
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This was a great interview, Mayra. Nicole's books all sound wonderful for children.