We are excited to share these wonderful short Día video spots created by Día Dynamos Christy Vasquez, a retired librarian and Thom Eberhardt, a retired screenwriter. As Sky City Productions, they created and filmed these spots to assist in promoting … Continue reading →
Download the Día Planning Booklet for a planning checklist and many creative ideas, and join us later this week as we premiere some special Día videos for you to share and use.
Continue reading →Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature (CSMCL) is an organization advocating for multicultural children’s literature which includes librarians, teachers, parents, caregivers, students, and experts in the field of children’s literature. CSMCL will award a $500.00 grant in selected … Continue reading →
Pat’s Arbuthnot Lecture “Bookjoy! Alegria en los Libros!” is now set for 7 pm on Friday, April 15th at the Garvin Theatre at Santa Barbara City College, to be followed by a book signing and a reception. Admission is free … Continue reading →
Take a Poetry Pause Listen to Pat read “A River of Women” from her book Agua Santa: Holy Water.
Continue reading →Soon after our post about Three Kings’ Day, I received the following description from my daughter Libby Martinez (also my co-author) who is spending three years in Madrid with her husband: “Three Kings Day here is as important (or more … Continue reading →
I’ve always loved the idea of the Feast of the Epiphany, also known as Three Kings’ Day or Los Tres Reyes, the end of the Christmas season. The night before is often celebrated as Twelfth Night. In part I’m attached … Continue reading →
We all have our hopes and wishes. Since April 2016 is Día’s 20th Anniversary, I hope that thousands of children and families will thoroughly enjoy bookjoy next spring.
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