My wonderful Uncle Lalo, known to others as Eduardo Delgado or Ed, celebrated his 91st birthday last week. My sister Stella and I went to El Paso, where we were all born, to celebrate with him. We received an unexpected, … Continue reading →
I’m excited to introduce our new Mora Award Logo. The following libraries applied for the 2009 Estela and Raúl Mora Award: Topeka and Shawnee County PL, Topeka, KSSan Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CAMoline Public Library, Moline, ILFarmington Public Library, … Continue reading →
We were thrilled when John Parra, the illustrator of Gracias/Thanks, said yes to an interview. John is an award-winning illustrator and designer. His artwork has been showcased and displayed in numerous gallery shows in New York, Los Angeles and throughout … Continue reading →
Thanks to my wonderful web friends, Bobbie Combs and Laurina Cashin (blog editor), we are ready to share our exciting new bookjoy logo and motto. I hope you’ll use these to help promote the pleasure of reading. Both high res … Continue reading →
Have you seen the movie “Julie & Julia”? If you like to cook and aren’t a vegetarian, you’ll probably thoroughly enjoy it. I did. I’d just finished Julia Child’s memoir, My Life in France, which moves along happily from meal … Continue reading →