I’m so grateful to Martha Rico, librarian at Hawkins School in my home city of El Paso, Texas. Martha was kind enough to send me the video of her first grade students responding to my books by sending me their … Continue reading →
Double pleasure. As part of celebrating Día’s 15th Anniversary, I’ve introduced you to 15 Día Dynamos that are archived on my site. Our grand finale is a Día Dynamo Duo: Sara Howrey and Lise Tewes. These modest women each wanted … Continue reading →
This past September, I received an e-mail from a young school librarian. She had heard that I was going to be speaking in my home city of El Paso, Texas, and she wrote urging me to visit her school. She … Continue reading →
When I met Mark Smith at the Austin Public Library in 1997, he was Director of Communications at the Texas Library Association (TLA). Mark was organizing tapings for the PSA video for “Read for Your Life”, a TLA media campaign. … Continue reading →
What a glorious autumn in Santa Fe! Though soon all the gold leaves on the aspens and cottonwoods will fly away, they have been stunning and a grand source of energy. I’ve been traveling again: two wonderful Texas visits, to … Continue reading →
