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A Letter to Kids: August 24, 2017

Dear Girls and Boys,

I have written you about seventeen letters through the years. I hope you enjoy reading them. This year I want to remind you that my mom, my three children and I were born in El Paso, Texas. My dad was born in Mexico. He came to El Paso with his family when he was a little boy.

I love many landscapes–oceans and beaches, forests–and deserts.

Now I live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. My husband and I love to look at the trees, hills, and mountains from our back deck. Below are some photos from around our house. In the winter, we do have snow even though we are in the desert. I like to read about the birds, plants and trees that grow here. Reading is one way that I keep learning. What do you like to read about?

This year and every year be sure your school celebrates Children’s Day, Book Day / El día de los niños, el día de los libros (nickname Día) in April, www.patmora.com/whats-dia.

Your reading friend,
Pat

Share Bookjoy

I was honored to be included in Scholastic’s Open a World of Possible (2014). I enjoyed reflecting on how I became a reader and why founding and growing Children’s Day, Book Day, (in Spanish) El día de los niños, El día de los libros, nickname Día has been so important to me. Luckily, I have many wonderful partners including the American Library Association and First Book. Join us. Make sure that Día is celebrated in your community.
Pat

Together

Let’s each contribute to a just peace.

Let’s guide our children to create diverse community.

Pat

Communion E-Book: Poems to Take Along

Communion, Pat’s third poetry collection, is available as an e-book. The Texas Review of Books said of Communion: “Mora’s collection is aptly titled: her poems often reveal a communion of sorts between poet and subject that inspires the poet’s empathetic, imaginative response.”

August Bookjoy

Today is a great day to read a book!