Two Books for the Season
Isn’t this huge NM cottonwood (álamo in Spanish) beautiful? Autumn with its varied colors and family gatherings can prompt us to think of our many blessings. In addition to family, friends, and health, one of my key blessings is the pleasure of reading and writing. I hope that you’ll enjoy returning to my electronic home often, and that in a particular way you’ll enjoy the wonderful illustrations in Gracias~Thanks by John Parra and A Piñata in a Pine Tree: A Latino Twelve Days of Christmasby Magaly Morales. How lucky I feel that these two talented illustrators interpreted my words. Enjoy!
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What's New
Two new books this fall! Gracias~Thanks,
invites readers to reflect on what they’re grateful for and perhaps
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Inviting Pat to Speak at Your Event Pat is a popular national speaker at conferences, campuses, schools and libraries. She also gives readings from her work. Since she enjoys working with groups and is a firm believer in the creativity of teachers, librarians, and parents, she offers workshops on Sharing Bookjoy: Creative Literacy Leaders and ZING: 7 Creativity Practices for Educators & Their Students. | ||
I’m excited to introduce our new Mora Award Logo. Congratulations to the 2009 Mora Award winners— the San Francisco Public Library and the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library—and to all the libraries who applied for the award and who celebrated Día!