Pat Talks about Bilingual and Multicultural Publishing

As part of an interview for the Children's Roundtable of the Texas Library Association, Pat was asked the question: What is your hope for the growth of bilingual and multicultural books for children and teens? Her answer is an enlightening viewpoint on diversity and publishing today.


"I'm a bit uncomfortable with the word "multicultural" which is usually used to mean work by non-Anglo authors. All books are cultural in that they are written by a particular person who is part of a culture, a wa...