Bookjoy!

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!

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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 ...

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FELIZ DÍA DEL AMOR Y LA AMISTAD, HAPPY VALENTINE'S & FRIENDSHIP DAY!   Photo by Devora Resnick. Creative Commons license.

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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.) L to R: Moni...

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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/Domin...

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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.

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Laurina, the blog manager writes: I happily attended the presentation of the Mora Award at the Noche de Cuentos event, sponsored by REFORMA, Saturday night, January 26, during ALA Midwinter co...

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I was encouraged to write this four-book series of easy-read bilingual books by a friend in Texas who is not bilingual but who generously and creatively fosters literacy by putting bilingual book...

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The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is now accepting applications for mini-grants intended to prepare libraries to incorporate Día into their existing programs throughout th...

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Día , El día de los niños,El día de los libros/Children’s Day,Book Day, is a daily commitment: day by day, día por día. Hundreds of annual Día events occur across the country in April. I...

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Last fall, I had the good fortune to spend time at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana and at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. As always, I learn when I interact with audien...

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WISHING YOU JOYOUS HOLIDAYS. Downloadable pdf  of In the coming year, let's ...

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Pat’s friend Adriana Dominguez offers 3 Reasons to Buy a Latino Children’s Book This Christmas . In an article "Books for Young Latinos Exist – Just Not in the Classroom " Publisher...

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It was a pleasure to participate in this remote CNN interview in Spanish. See more images  of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

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These people will receive a copy of The Beautiful Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe: Vic and Luz (please send us your contact information) Lisa Lopez (from Facebook) Thank you for participating! ...

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From my Author’s Note in THE BEAUTIFUL LADY: OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE People around the world, from diverse backgrounds and economic levels, come to seek her help, to fulfill a promise, and to ...

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An interview with Pat about her new book The Beautiful Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe  appeared in yesterday's El Paso Times . > "To me, she's this feminine force in the universe that ...

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Pat was interviewed for today's feature "Authors Work to Reflect Latino Culture in Childrens Books"  published on the NBC Latino website. Pam Muñoz Ryan and Maya Gonzalez were also interviewed ...

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Today Garrison Keillor will read Pat's poem "Teenagers" from Communion  on The Writer's Almanac  produced by American Public Media. Tune into your favorite public radio station to listen, or li...

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November is PICTURE BOOK MONTH and the celebration happens all month long! Today, Pat shares her thoughts about why picture books are important on the Picture Book Month  website. Why are pic...

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Welcome to Bookjoy Creativity Salon, Uma! I so enjoyed the video on your site  about your new book, Out of the Way! Out of the Way!  Actually, I learned from each of the sections on your visua...

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I am always inspired when I read the annual applications for the Mora Award. How wonderful that my good friends Kay and Dan Moore, both educators, wanted to honor a few of the other libraries whi...

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For the second year, I’m honored to interview the winner of the Estela and Raúl Mora Award on my blog. Congratulations, Tina Bixby and Amelia Martinez, to you and the Lynden Public Library , ...

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Welcome to BOOKJOY CREATIVITY SALON, David! I love the visuals on your site! Although we never get to visit enough in person, I’m so pleased that you and I both live in Santa Fe. DAVID, PLEA...

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER OF THE 2012 ESTELA & RAÚL MORA AWARD: LYNDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY , WHATCOM COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM, LYNDEN WA! For the first time, we are also awarding three Mor...

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