I read this article with great interest. I’ve been writing about the need for children’s literature that reflects our reality for over twenty years. I remember sitting in an audience and hearing Virginia Hamilton and Arnold Adoff ask the same … Continue reading →
What better day to reveal the cover for Pat’s forthcoming book, I Pledge Allegiance, written with her daughter Libby Martinez, and illustrated by Patrice Barton. See a larger image.
Continue reading →Congratulations to Monica Brown and Rafael López on the publication of Tito Puente: King of Mambo/El Rey del Mambo . Enjoy this video interview of Monica and Rafael discussing the author-illustrator relationship and the creative process behind their work. Watch the … Continue reading →
I was encouraged to write this four-book series of easy-read bilingual books by a friend in Texas who is not bilingual but who generously and creatively fosters literacy by putting bilingual books in the hands of children who need them. … Continue reading →
From my Author’s Note in The Beautiful Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe People around the world, from diverse backgrounds and economic levels, come to seek her help, to fulfill a promise, and to gaze at Juan Diego’s cloak, or tilma, … Continue reading →
