When we first started celebrating El día de los niños/El día de los libros, Children’s Day/Book Day in 1996, we focused on April 30th, El Día del niño in Mexico, the observance that inspired me to promote celebrating children and … Continue reading →
Interested in discovering recent books from cultures around the world? Would you like tips to share with parents and caregivers to help their child learn to read? Check out the latest Día book list brochure. Provided in PDF format, the … Continue reading →
Welcome to our month-long celebration of Día’s 16th Anniversary and to our third annual Díapalooza! Día advocates are readers who believe that children matter and that books matter. We want every child to experience bookjoy, the pleasure and power of … Continue reading →
Jeanette Larson posted about “Celebrating Las Posadas” on the ALSC blog and mentioned Pat’s book Gift of the Poinsettia/ El regalo de la flor de nochebuena. Las Posadas re-enacts Joseph and Mary’s journey to Bethlehem and is celebrated throughout Latin America.
Continue reading →Great news! Today the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC) launches it’s new Día website. Congratulations! In addition to information and resources you can view a short welcome video from Pat on the new site.
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