Articles by Pat Mora
Articles and interviews about Pat's work for young readers
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Articles and interviews about Pat's work for adults and young adults
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Pat Mora E-news Archive
Click here to read past e-newsletters.
Teacher Resources and Teaching Strategies
On this page you'll find a wealth of information to help you plan and educate. In addition to engaging ideas and curriculum extensions for Pat's books, there's an extensive list of Latino Authors and Illustrators, resources for serving Latino children and families and more. Click here.
Other Resources on This Website
El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day)
About Pat - includes links to Pat's biographies, publishers, awards, speaking schedule, articles, interviews and photographs.
Publishing for the U.S. Latino Population
Resources for Serving Latino Children and Families -- a bibliography of professional books for librarians and teachers serving Latino(a) communities.
Other Related Resources and Websites of Interest
Newbery Discussion - here are some interesting articles (surrounding the 2009 Newbery announcement) about diversity in Newbery winners:
Association of American Publishers - this trade organization offers many resources and booklists through its
Get Caught Reading! and ¡Ajá, leyendo! campaigns.
The Alma Project:
A Cultural Curriculum Infusion Model
ALSC (Association for Library Services to Children)
- Kids @ Your Library Toolkit includes Spanish-language resources for promoting the library and its services to children and their families.
- ALSC (Association of Library Service to Children) and PLA (Public Library Association) -- Every Child Ready to Read @ your library®/Cada niño listo para leer @ su biblioteca - the materials available for the important early literacy program, Every Child Ready to Read, are available in Spanish translation.
American Library Association
America's Promise Alliance -- this organization's Dropout Prevention Initiative works to address the drop-out crisis.
Annenberg Media -- the media arm of the Annenburg Foundation provides educational video programs with coordinated Web and print materials for the professional development of K-12 teachers through the website Learner.org.
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (APAAL)-- the awards promote Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage and are awarded based on literary and artistic merit.
The Children's Book Council
Dígame un cuento/Tell Me A Story: Bilingual Library Programs for Children and Families - created by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, this useful online manual suggests bilingual story hour programs for Latino children and their families. Early childhood educators can consult this resource to learn about activities using Latino children's books.
Family Involvement Storybook Corner - includes a tool kit for Tomás and the Library Lady
Imagínense Libros: Celebrating Latino Children's Literature, Literacy, and Libraries - ¡Imagínense Libros! is a virtual evaluation collection of Latino children's and young adult literature designed to help librarians, educators, and parents choose high-quality books authentically representing the Latino cultures. Resources related to Latino/a authors and illustrators are provided in addition to other topics related to Latino Children's Literature.
International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
Latino Voices for America -AAP has recommended reading lists to support the celebrations of Dia, Latino Books Month, and Hispanic Heritage Month.
Latinoteca - the world of Latino culture and arts
NPR's Latino USA
Poetas y Pintores: Artists Conversing with Verse - Pat's poetry for adults was featured in this traveling exhibition featuring contemporary Latino art and poetry.
Reading Rockets - is a national multimedia project offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.
Serving Spanish-Language Patrons—A Q&A with Rose Treviño - a Críticas interview with the Youth Services Coordinator for the Houston Public Library, one of the largest library systems in the country that serves one of the biggest Spanish-speaking populations in the country.
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies/Hispanic Heritage Teaching Resources -- a wealth of artistic, cultural, historical, and biographical multimedia resources about Latinos.
TeachingBooks.net has graciously given special access to their resources about Pat Mora. Click here for interviews, book readings, teacher discussion guides and videos about Pat and her books.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission - Bilingual programming resources, including Día
United States Board on Books for Young
People (USBBY)
Weaving Our Stories: A Select Multicultural Booklist for Preschool Children (pdf)
Blogs about Latino/a Children's and Teen Literature
Bookjoy! – Pat's blog.
Adriana Dominguez's blog Voces – a place for and about Latino authors and their books, Spanish language translations, and news from the Latino book industry.
Cuentecitos – reviews, views and news on Latino children's and young adult literature.
Imagínense Libros: Celebrating Latino Children's Literature, Literacy, and Libraries – ¡Imagínense Libros! is a virtual evaluation collection of Latino children's and young adult literature designed to help librarians, educators, and parents choose high-quality books authentically representing the Latino cultures. Resources related to Latino/a authors and illustrators are provided in addition to other topics related to Latino Children's Literature.
La Bloga – Chicana/o, Latina/o liiterature, writers, children's literature, news, views and reviews.
Latin Baby Book Club – a group blog formed to provide parents with suggested reading for their families. Our goal is to help our children develop pride for their Latin culture through education and literature.
Latina YA – an online resource for Latina young adult titles for teen girls; fiction is the focus.
Libraries Spanish and Kids – a new blog by and for children's librarians serving Spanish-speaking children; connected to CHILES, a website dedicated to providing resources, ideas, and support to non-Spanish-speaking children's librarians who serve Spanish-speaking children.
Los Bloguitos – a blog for children who speak or are learning Spanish. Los Bloguitos is full of songs, poems, cuentos, dichos and riddles. Our goal is to post beautiful stories from Latin American and create new ones.
My World Mi Mundo – the blogger is an ESL teacher.
