In a year when so much has moved online, Michelle Glorieux still believes children can benefit from nonscreen options.

Through her company TA-DA! Language Productions, Glorieux is creating paper “talking books” to help kids learn new languages. When readers touch the images on the page, they hear the word spoken aloud.

Having lived and taught languages in three continents, I have regularly been approached by parents coming to class with handheld recorders asking me to read materials, and books, or even sing songs so their kids could have a way to hear more native speakers at home.