To coincide with the release of Bookjoy, Wordjoy this month, Lee & Low Books featured an interview with Pat and illustrator Raul Colón on their blog: As a children’s book publisher, we know how powerful and influential words are, which … Continue reading →
My books A Birthday Basket for Tía and I Pledge Allegiance star my beloved aunt, whom we called, Lobo, who was like a second maternal grandmother. I’ve also written about her in my poetry collections for adults. All my special … Continue reading →
On July 10, Lee and Low Books will publish Pat’s fourth children’s poetry collection, Bookjoy, Wordjoy, illustrated by Raul Colón. In a starred review, Booklist called it “a marvelous collection of poems that extol the fun, adventure, and emotion that … Continue reading →
How blessed we are to live in this country. My daughter, Libby Martinez, a writer and lawyer, and I thoroughly enjoy writing children’s books together. We and our family have such warm memories of the aunt, Ignacia Delgado, who inspired … Continue reading →
Libby Martinez, Pat’s daughter and co-author, wrote this poem when she worked for the Philadelphia Zoo, the oldest zoo in the country.
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