Family Bookjoy: Growing a Nation of Readers
As a new school year begins, download and post to encourage parents to create a bookjoy family!
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Water Rolls, Water Rises: World Water Week
The last week in August is World Water Week, the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. It is organized by SIWI, the Stockholm International Water Institute. In 2018, World Water Week will address the theme “Water, ecosystems and … Continue reading →
Lee & Low Interview with Pat and Raul Colón
To coincide with the release of Bookjoy, Wordjoy this month, Lee & Low Books featured an interview with Pat and illustrator Raul Colón on their blog: As a children’s book publisher, we know how powerful and influential words are, which … Continue reading →
July 26 is National Aunt and Uncle’s Day
My books A Birthday Basket for Tía and I Pledge Allegiance star my beloved aunt, whom we called, Lobo, who was like a second maternal grandmother. I’ve also written about her in my poetry collections for adults. All my special … Continue reading →
Introducing Pat’s Book of Poetry for Children: Bookjoy, Wordjoy
On July 10, Lee and Low Books will publish Pat’s fourth children’s poetry collection, Bookjoy, Wordjoy, illustrated by Raul Colón. In a starred review, Booklist called it “a marvelous collection of poems that extol the fun, adventure, and emotion that … Continue reading →