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Bookjoy! Family reading…Pat’s aunt, years ago, reading to Pat’s niece Niki (left) and Pat’s daughters Libby and Cissy
I am so proud of my niece, clinical psychologist Dr. Monica Rosas-Baines. Her sign They are Home, illustrates the power of words. How can we all work together to create a just and compassionate country of which we can all be proud–again?
Pat
We’re celebrating some meaningful publication anniversaries of Pat’s books in 2018–won’t you join us?
10 years
Abuelos
Join Hands! The Ways We Celebrate Life
Kitty, Kitty/¡Ven gatita, ven!
Sweet Dreams ¡Dulces sueños!
20 years
Delicious Hullabaloo/Pachanga deliciosa
This Big Sky
25 years
Nepantla: Essays from the Land in the Middle
How pleased I was to see work by my friends illustrator John Parra and author Monica Brown honored by the New York Times as among the Best Illustrated Books of 2017. How clever of Monica to select world-renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and her menagerie as a subject for a children’s book, Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos. The Times wrote, “With their folk-art sensibility, Parra’s elegant acrylic paintings evoke Kahlo’s style, her palette and her Mexican environment, but he creates a mood of harmony with the natural world and a lively, cheerful abundance all his own.”
Bravo John and Monica!
Pat
The Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature (CSMCL) has announced that they are now accepting applications for their grants for Children’s Day, Book Day (El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros) programming with an African American focus. Find details and an application here. Applications must be received by February 26, 2018 and the awards will be announced on or about March 1, 2018. start your dia planning
Libraries that serve children and their families are eligible to apply; the event must be held on or about April 30, 2018. The award consists of a $500 grant in selected multicultural children’s books for the winning library.
