November’s Poetry Pause
Take a Poetry Pause Listen to Pat read “Ode to Sunflowers” from her book Adobe Odes.
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Gracias for new Día Dynamos
November: the month for giving thanks. This year, as we prepare for Día’s 20th Anniversary next April, I am deeply grateful to each of you, our creative and persistent Día Dynamos. Gracias. I’m pleased to introduce our new Dynamos, my … Continue reading →
Congratulations Duncan and Margarita!
Congratulations to Duncan Tonatiuh at having his FUNNY BONES: POSADA AND HIS DAY OF THE DEAD CALAVERAS selected as one of the 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books for 2015 by the New York Times, and to my friend Margarita Engle … Continue reading →
A fun and inventive idea for Book Fiesta!
Norma Diaz and her fellow first grade teachers at Ramirez Elementary in Edinburg, TX used Book Fiesta! Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day/Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los libros as the theme for a hallway contest. After the book … Continue reading →
El día de los muertos, All Souls Day
This is the first year that The Remembering Day/El día de los muertos is available to families and those who work with children. I hope this origin myth is a helpful way to create the tradition of remembering and honoring … Continue reading →