What's New
Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems About Love is now available in paperback!
“Peppered with Spanish, the selections define the emotion in countless ways. The quiet lyricism of some lines will prompt many readers to roll them over and over on their tongues; this is a world in which a simple smile can make a boy feel as if he’s "swallowed the sun" or one’s worst fear might be a kiss “dull like oatmeal.” Where relevant, poetic form is indicated, defined, and discussed on the adjacent page … The love here is neither hot and heavy nor clichéd, however, but rather a glimpse into the last remaining innocence of the teen years … Teachers in need of a fresh new avenue for teaching poetic form, lovers of language, and teens in search of a broader definition of love will find it here.”—School Library Journal
Yum! ¡Mmm! ¡Qué Rico! America's Sproutings is coming in paperback in April!
Pat shares the story behind the book in a video provided by WETV's ¡Colorín Colorado!:
Pat is very excited that her book on Our Lady of Guadalupe is being illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. Knopf will publish this book Jan. 2013.
More about Our Lady of Guadalupe from Pat. Video provided by WETV's ¡Colorín Colorado!.
Pat and her daughter and co-author, Libby Martinez, signing their first joint book contract, July 2011.
Libby and Pat so enjoyed writing this book about Libby and the aunt the family called Lobo that means "wolf" in Spanish. Tentative title for the book is "I Pledge Allegiance." Illustrator? Patrice Barton! Pub date? Summer 2014.
Lobo was indeed a loving mother wolf. Pat has written poems and an essay about Lobo, she's the star of Pat's first published book, A Birthday Basket for Tía, and a major character in Pat's family memoir, House of Houses. Libby and Pat say, "It's not easy to wait to have the book in our hands."
Pat has been named as one of the "Fifty Most Inspiring Authors in the World" by Poets & Writers.
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