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A Letter From Pat - November 2007
My new children's book is a book of haiku, Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué Rico! Have you seen it? The illustrations by Rafael López are amazing. This weekend, I'm having a Yum! Party for some of my friends. We're going to enjoy eating the fourteen foods in the book, foods native to the Americas. How many foods native to the Americas can you name? Have you tasted all of them? I wish you could all come to my party.
I have some pictures that I took for you when I went to Finland with my husband in June. Look at a map and find New Mexico, the state where I live, and then find Finland. Even on a plane, that was a long trip. I'm from the desert, so I'm used to lots of sun. I was surprised that in Finland, there are more than 180,000 lakes! Most of our days there, it was cloudy. I'll teach you how to say "thank you" in Finnish, Kiitos, pronounced KEE TOHSS.
One morning I went to visit the public library and guess what section I spent time in? The children's section, of course. I found children's books in many languages including English and Spanish, the two languages I speak.
Have you been reading some good books? Have you been reading every day? That's one of my favorite times, my reading time. Fall and winter when it's cold outside, it's nice to get warm and comfortable with a good book. It's fun to share books with your family and your friends too.
Your friend, Pat Mora ☺
Manolo Valdes' Las Meninas in Helsinki Park, June 2007.
Helsinki Harbor View, June 2007
Pat & Vern at Sibelius Monument, June 2007
A Helsinki Island, June 2007.
Another Helsinki Island, June 2007
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