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Love to Mamá: A Tribute to Mothers

This weekend is Mother’s Day, a holiday honoring motherhood in all its forms. Why not mark the day with a poem from Love to Mamá: A Tribute to Mothers?



“In a beautiful tribute to mothers, grandmothers and care-giving women, 13 poets write with joy, humor, and love about the maternal bond. … Without exception, the poems are in their differing forms and voices of superb literary quality, making their effective use of rhythm and meter. While cultural heritage provides a fundamental context, the u...

Book-Hungry Hands

Pat wrote about witnessing the special connection Spanish-speaking children make with books that include their culture and language. Her piece was posted on both the Lee & Low Books blog and the First Book blog.

Lee and Low Books is a partner with First Book in The Stories for All Project. Read more about the project and its impact.

Yum is one of the titles being donated as part of the Stories for All Project.

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¡Gracias! ¡Gracias!

¡Gracias! ¡Gracias!

I end our 4th Annual Díapalooza with the same theme I used on April 1: Mille grazie. Obrigado. Danke. Kitos. Merci. Thanks! Thousands of children and families across the country have enjoyed Día celebrations this month thanks to the efforts of Día organizers, Día leaders such as the Dynamos and Author & Illustrator Advocates, and thanks to many of you.

April 2014, we’ll celebrate Día’s 18th anniversary. In the coming year, become a daily Día Ambassador. Join us in making D...

Día Fiestas Across the Country

Here’s a look at some of the recent or future Día events happening across the country.

Kentucky & Ohio

Public libraries on each side of the river



Ohio

Ninth annual event

New Mexico

Books at the Balloon Museum

Illinois

Focus on books and literacy



California

Bilingual storytime and free books

Oregon

Music literacy

Washington

Storybook parade

Kansas

Highlighting Mexican, Native American and Filipino cultures

Virginia

Author Meg Medina

Arizona

Monica Brown and Rafael Lopez at World of Words

North Carolina

Woodhill El...

The blog has moved to a new home

Pat's site is now on the Wordpress platform and so her blog has moved also. Please bookmark the new link:  www.patmora.com/blog and pay us a visit there!

Calling All Book Lovers

I encourage all book lovers to share bookjoy/alegría en los libros by supporting Día: El día de los niños, El día de los libros/Children’s Day, Book Day in your community. Ask your local library or nearby school if they're planning an April Día celebration and offer to support their efforts by donating time or financial assistance.

Visit the Día section on my website and join us.




Register  your Día celebration in the 2013 Program Registry.


A Valentine for All

Feliz día del amor y la amistad, Happy Valentine's & Friend's Day!

  Photo by Devora Resnick. Creative Commons license.

Latinas Juntas: a Video Celebration

How proud I am of my niece, Dr. Monica Rosas-Baines, co-founder of Latinas Juntas/Latinas Together and creator of this video. 


(See previous post for more information.)

Latinas Juntas/Latinas Together

Pat is looking forward to speaking at this special event. The day-long program, which strives to create a supportive community among Latina students, faculty and staff on the campus of CSU/Dominguez Hills, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

Congratulations to Award Winners

Congratulations to Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Sonia Manzano, and David Diaz  for winning the Pura Belpré Awards and Honors and to all who received ALA Youth Media Awards.