Raising Bilingual Bambini

Eric Dregni lived in Italy for five years and worked as a travel journalist for a weekly paper. He is author of many books, including In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream and Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy's Culinary Capital, both published by the University of Minnesota Press. He is professor of English, journalism, and Italian at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota; leads student trips to Italy every other year; and was dean of the Italian Concordia Language Village for twenty years.

• ContentsPreface: Let's Get Married!I. Birthing Bilingual BambiniLie to Your ChildrenNo More Bargain BabiesThe Glut of StuffHow to Fight a Bear at Italian CampJesus CatKilling Kids with HamburgersThe Birth of VenusLearn to Argue like an ItalianCorrect Me If I'm Not WrongLittle LeonardoLearn to Twirl Spaghetti like a ProII. Florence at LastA Miraculous Escape from WinterPie BribesPrepare to Envy Your ChildrenInvest in ArtStoplights Are Merely RecommendationsBudding GladiatorsHoly FireMeat on the StreetDeadbeat DadLove Is All AroundIII. Bringing It All Back HomeDolce Far NienteDestructo-DogAre We Real?Little EltonCaesar Must DieCorrupting AstriWhere to Now?Epilogue: Sicilian DreamsAcknowledgments

"Raising Bilingual Bambini is a hilarious, moving account of trying to instill a second language in your children. Eric Dregni's story will resonate with anyone who has tried to learn a language, fallen in love with another culture, or attempted to raise children. It's a tale of family travel that will resonate with parents everywhere." —Frank Bures, author of Pushing the River: An Epic Battle, a Lost History, a Near Death, and Other True Canoeing Stories