September is Library Card Sign-up Month
To celebrate, here’s a poem about Tomás Rivera, the subject of Pat’s book Tomás and the Library Lady.
Library Magic
“¡Vámos! Let’s go to the library!”
Tomás says to his family.
He shows them his favorite books
and his cozy reading nooks.
“¡Vámos! Let’s go to the library!”
Tomás says to his friends. “Hurry!”
They see libros in stacks and rows.
They laugh at funny puppet shows.
“¡Vámos! Let’s all go to the library!”
Join the fun, a treasure house that’s free.
Bring your friends and family.
Stories, computers, maps and more.
Like Tomás, open books and soar.
Be a reader. Explore galore.
In memory of the leader, educator and author, Tomás Rivera
© 2005 by Pat Mora. This poem appears in Bookjoy, Wordjoy.
Share a Story for Grandparents Day!
In 2018, September 9 is Grandparents Day. Why not share some bookjoy with your grandchildren?
Family Bookjoy: Growing a Nation of Readers
As a new school year begins, download and post to encourage parents to create a bookjoy family!
Water Rolls, Water Rises: World Water Week
The last week in August is World Water Week, the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. It is organized by SIWI, the Stockholm International Water Institute. In 2018, World Water Week will address the theme “Water, ecosystems and human development”. In 2017, over 3,300 individuals and around 380 convening organizations from 135 countries participated in the Week.
Horn Book Magazine said of Water Rolls, Water Rises/El agua rueda, el agua sube: “…the poems speak to the wonders of water everywhere…”
Illustration by Meilo So from Water Rolls, Water Rises.