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A Letter From Pat - January 2007
Dear Girls and Boys,
Do you like to play in the snow? If you were here with me in Santa Fe, New Mexico, would you build a snow man outside my window or maybe a snow bunny like the rabbits I see run by? We had so much snow last week that our wrought iron table out back looked like a snow turtle, una tortuga.
I’ve been making a list of the pájaros, the birds, that come to my bird feeder in all this white cold—sparrows, house finches, juncos, and big, blue jays. Do you know the names of four kinds of birds in your area?
And guess what I heard howling last night? Coyotes!
In my last letter, I said that my husband and I were going to Japan. We did at the end of 2005. I loved seeing all the beautiful fall leaves around Lake Towada, a beautiful crater lake.
Have you been reading many books including the ones I write for you? Picture books are for all ages, remember. Even high school teachers use them in their classes. I always give my three grown children picture books as presents.
I hope that 2007 is a great year for you and your family. Visit the library often, and on April 30th, celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros, Children’s Day/Book Day at home, school and at your public library.
Your friend, Pat Mora ☺Past Letters to Students
