Pat Mora’s Delicious Hullabaloo/Panchanga Deliciosa is celebrating its quinceañera! The Delicious Read Sweepstakes begins today, March 18th, and Arte Público is giving away 15 autographed copies!
Pat is extremely grateful to Arte Público Press/Piñata Books for their support. This year Arte is again offering a special 50% discount off books purchased for Día events! Celebrate the 17th anniversary of El día de los ninos, El día de los libros/Children’s Day,Book Day!
Applications for the 2013 Mora Award are now open. The Estela and Raúl Mora Award was established by author and poet Pat Mora and her siblings in honor of their parents and to promote El día de los niños, El día de los libros/Children’s Day, Book Day, or El día de los jovenes, El día de los libros/Youth Day, Book Day), also known as Día. The award is presented annually to the most exemplary celebration of this year-long initiative that links all children to books, languages, and cultures. Celebrations are traditionally held on or near April 30.
The award is administered by REFORMA. New guidelines for the 2013 Mora Award are now available. Libraries, schools, educational institutions, and other youth-serving organizations that plan and implement Día programs in 2013 are eligible to submit an application by August 15, 2013.
Read about the Mora Award on Pat’s website.
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 book trailer too!
Celebrate Read Across America Day
Congratulations to the twelve winners of the El día de los niños, El día de los libros/Children’s Day, Book Day Family Book Club Mini-grants. The grants are funded by Dollar General Literacy Foundation and administered by the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC.)
The winning libraries are: Chicago Public Library-Theodore Roosevelt Branch; The Urbana Free Library; Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library; Springdale Public Library; North Miami Public Library; Irving Public Library, East Branch; Gail Borden Public Library District; Orlando Public Library – Orange County Library System; Finkelstein Memorial Library; Lancaster Public Library; Palmdale City Library; and Joliet Public Library.
Thank you to all the libraries who applied, interested in incorporating Día into their existing programs, every day of the year.
