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Travelling with Pat
Pat is currently at the Richland County Public Library (SC) for several events: The 28th Annual Augusta Baker’s Dozen Storytelling Celebration April 24 – Sharing Bookjoy workshop April 25 – An Evening...
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A Taste of Heaven
What a wonderful time I enjoyed in Columbia, SC, at the end of April. I was there for the Richland Library’s annual Augusta Baker’s Dozen Storytelling Celebration, to do a workshop on Creative Literacy...
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A New Día Dynamo
I’m pleased to introduce our newest Día Dynamo. Originally from El Salvador, Roxana Barillas is Director of Hispanic Engagement for First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise that has provided over 110...
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Inspiration June 14, Flag Day
In 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted our American flag. Visiting the Santa Fe Botanical Garden recently, I was intrigued at how metal artist Kevin Box interpreted what’s often known as the...
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Desert Garden Gift
In our cactus garden, the small century plant, agave Americana also known as maguey, amazed us by blooming this June. Natives of Mexico, Texas and Arizona, century plants bloom at the end of their...
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Today is National Citizenship Day
Pat Mora talks about her aunt Lobo, the inspiration for her book I Pledge Allegiance, written with her daughter, Libby Martinez. The book is dedicated to Lobo’s memory and “to all new citizens of the...
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
This month, libraries and schools across the country have created bulletin boards and book displays celebrating Hispanic authors and illustrators. Important as these displays and the media attention...
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The Remembering Day: Día de los muertos
Although Pat loves Mexican folk art and has collected some wonderful Día de los muertos, Day of the Dead figures, she felt that the deeper concept of remembering our loved ones wasn’t always being...
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Visit with Pat at the NCTE conference
Here is Pat’s schedule for next weekend’s NCTE conference just outside Washington, D.C. Friday, Nov. 21st 11:00-12:15 El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros: Planning, Funding, and Implementing Your...
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Friday, December 12th is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Celebrate in the classroom by sharing Pat’s book with your students: The Beautiful Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish edition: La hermosa...
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Celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day
A note from Pat on the importance of this religious and cultural tradition for Mexicans and Mexican-Americans: Feast days are like birthdays or anniversaries. They are occasions to remember an event...
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20th Book Anniversaries
In 2015, we’re celebrating the 20th publication anniversary of three of Pat’s books: Agua Santa: Holy Water The Race of Toad and Deer The Gift of the Poinsettia/El regalo de la flor de nochebuena The...
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Interview with the newest Dia Dynamo, Pat Smith
In January we celebrated Pat Smith, the Executive Director of the Texas Library Association, as the newest Día Dynamo. With over 7,000 members, TLA is the largest state library association in the...
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Celebrate International Children’s Book Day
Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, April 2, International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children’s books. You...
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It’s the 30th anniversary of School Library Month
The 2015 celebration marks the 30th anniversary of School Library Month! The first national observance kicked off with a ceremony on the west steps of the U.S. Capitol on April 1, 1985, and its theme...
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Cheers for the Día Dynamos
It wouldn’t be Díapalooza without pausing to celebrate our Día Dynamos, those literacy advocates throughout the U.S. who for years have invested significant time and creative energy on Día or who are...
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Día: some history
From Pat’s History of Día: April 2016 is Día’s 20th anniversary. In 1996, while being interviewed for a public radio program at the University of Arizona in Tucson, I first learned about the annual...
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Resources from Día Partners
Día Partners offer ideas, book lists, tip sheets and more to help you plan and implement your Día programs. ALSC » » ALSC’s National Día Program Registry. » » Dia Booklists » » Coloring and Activity...
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Curious about Día? Some FAQ
If you’ve just begun learning about Día, find answers to some commonly asked questions. Please share, post and enjoy our Día wordle: The post Curious about Día? Some FAQ appeared first on Pat Mora.
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