Growing a Nation of Readers
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Continue reading →Monthly Archives: November 2016
A Thanksgiving Message from Pat
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Continue reading →November is Picture Book Month
We celebrate Picture Book Month in November, but picture books can be shared in the classroom with students of all ages throughout the year! A good choice for elementary school students is Water Rolls, Water Rises/El agua rueda, el agua … Continue reading →
Brave Little Company Theatre Presents Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo!
Through December, the Brave Little Company of Houston is performing a play based on Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo!, written by Pat and her daughter Libby Martinez. Schools, libraries, hospitals, and community centers can book the show through Young Audiences of … Continue reading →
Congratulations to 2016 Mora Award Honor Winner: Brownsville Independent School District
We’re so happy to celebrate Julie Rivera and her team of Día ambassadors from the Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) in Brownsville, Texas. BISD was a Mora Award Honor winner in 2014 and was chosen again for a 2016 Honor. … Continue reading →
Festival Voces & Visones
“The Voces & Visiones Festival of the Arts, History and Culture brings together and bridges the peoples and cultures across the borderlands of Arizona and Mexico to open eyes, hearts and minds about who we are, how we live, and … Continue reading →
Remembering and Celebrating Our Loved Ones
Pause. Savor a remembering moment. Think of a special loved one who enriched your life. Remember his or her face, voice, hands. I have many such relatives which is why I wrote the family memoir House of Houses. I want … Continue reading →