Tag Archives: Pat Mora
In the news: Honors for Herrera, Tafolla, Brown, Sanchez
• April events: Happy April! It’s a busy month for literary events. April marks National Poetry Month and two prominent Latino poets have earned the title of Poet Laureate for their places of residence. Juan Felipe Herrera, right, was named … Continue reading
Filed under Awards, Children's Books, News, Poetry
In the News: New books, Librotraficantes, Rodriguez, Mora
Upcoming Releases: • Margarita Engle’s The Wild Book, for children ages 10 and younger, will be released Tuesday. The story focuses on a girl who struggles with reading. • Carolina de Robertis’ Perla, about an Argentine woman who discovers a … Continue reading
Filed under 2012 Books, Awards, Children's Books, News
‘Tis the season: Christmas books for children
Children are a big reason for celebrating Christmas. If you want to add some books to their stockings, here’s a good list (definitely not definitive) of Latino-themed reads about the holidays: • The Night of Las Posadas, a 1999 book … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Books, Culture
Meet novelist Guadalupe Garcia McCall
The seeds for Guadalupe Garcia McCall’s career as a novelist began in school, when her teachers encouraged her to become a writer. McCall’s first young adult novel, Under the Mesquite, was published earlier this month by Lee & Low Books. … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 Books, Author Q&A, Fiction, Young Adult Books
All about the children
As a child of the 1970s and 1980s, I read the Little House on the Prairie, Ramona Quimby and Judy Blume books, and hung out with Strawberry Shortcake. You can’t get any whiter than Laura Ingalls Wilder and Strawberry Shortcake. … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Books
