Autumn Welcome!
I savor each of the seasons, but this month and next, I’m savoring gold leaves and purple blooms. I enjoy hot tea all year long, but this month and next, I’m especially enjoying honey in my tea. I’m also savoring … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Pat’s books
Family: a wonderful inspiration for my writing
My family has been a wonderful inspiration for my writing. My family memoir, House of Houses, was published by Beacon Press. I’m grateful to my editor Deborah Chasman. My daughter, writer Libby Martinez, and I so enjoyed writing I Pledge … Continue reading →
Dedications
Welcome! Before sharing my book dedications, I want to thank two special women in my life: Bobbie Combs, my Web manager, and Linda Weston, my assistant. For years, these two talented and cheerful women have helped me do work I … Continue reading →
Two Picture Books to Share for Thanksgiving
In the bilingual Gracias~Thanks, written by Pat and illustrated by John Parra, a boy relates the many things that he is thankful for. Here’s a page from the book: “For my friend Billy, who showed me the book about a … Continue reading →
A Classroom Idea for Celebrating National Adoption Awareness Month
Mrs. Brittania Wright (2018-2019 Douglas County Teacher of the Year!) from Willis Road Elementary School in Georgia wrote: Each month this year, we are focusing on diversity of different kinds. Each grade level receives two copies of a book that … Continue reading →