Let’s celebrate love and friendship, el día del amor y la amistad!
Lee & Low has created a wonderful teacher’s guide for Bookjoy, Wordjoy. We hope teachers will use it to share the fun of collecting words, reading favorite books and writing poems! Download the guide
World Read Aloud Day celebrates the importance of reading aloud and sharing stories. Around the world, people come together to join this global movement. To join the celebration, follow #WorldReadAloudDay!
The Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature (CSMCL) is now accepting applications for their grants for Children’s Day, Book Day (El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros) programming with an African American focus. Find details and an application here. Applications must be received by February 28, 2019 and the awards will be announced on or about March 1, 2019.
Libraries that serve children and their families are eligible to apply; the event must be held on or about April 30, 2018. The award consists of a $500 grant in selected multicultural children’s books for the winning library.
More widely celebrated in Latin America than in the United States, the Feast of the Epiphany, also known as Three Kings’ Day or Los Tres Reyes, marks the the arrival of the Magi symbolizing that the Christ Child was revealed to the world. The tradition of making (or buying) a Three Kings’ Wreath or rosca de reyes inspired my book, The Bakery Lady: La señora de la panadería. I wrote it to show a close Mexican-American family celebrating this tradition by baking together. I am blessed to have known such closeness in my own life.
As a writer, I love the word epiphany from the Greek meaning a manifestation or striking insight. Wishing you epiphanies in the new year.
Pat
