Twenty Ways of Looking at a Child

Welcome to our 7th Annual Díapalooza! Let me begin by thanking my wonderful Web team, Bobbie Combs and Laurina Cashin, for their loyalty and creativity. They are treasures! Thanks also to REFORMA, my first organizational partner, to ALSC for its creative energy through the years, to First Book who is coordinating the 2016 Mora Award, and to the other partners mentioned here.

I wrote the following poem as a way to celebrate Día’s 20th. Enjoy!
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The child climbs into laps
that bounce or rock,...