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book� · joy
noun, a love of books and the pleasure of reading. |
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 Dear E-friends,
Although I'm sure the Santa Fe trees are happy with all the snow we've had so far in 2010, I'm ever so ready for spring, discarding coats and jackets, seeing blooms! I'm excited to think of teens now reading Dizzy in Your Eyes: Love Poems. Soon I'll check the manuscript of ZING! Seven Creativity Practices for Educators and Students for the last time, always a bit anxiety-producing since pesky errors have a way of appearing once a book is in print. ZING will ship end of March, and I'll post some quotes, "zingers," on my Bookjoy blog
then.
It's hard to believe that 11 years ago, in spring 1999, my dear and multi-talented son-in-law Roger Martinez, now Dr. Roger Martinez, generously offered to start a web site for me. Gracias, Roger!
Spring is a busy time for the site, blog and newsletter since there are many literacy celebrations including April National Poetry Month and since across the country in April culminating D�a celebrations are held to rejoice with families at linking all children with books, languages and cultures all year long. With an illustrator, I've been working on Pat's Visual D�a History which we'll post on my blog April 1, the first day of our first D�apalooza. Hope you're supporting D�a in your community, by volunteering, offering to donate books, etc. Know that we love to hear your plans and ideas. D�apalooza will be an opportunity to share them with others.
Wishing you bookjoy! 
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 New Guidelines for the Mora Award |
 It's Diapalooza! |
 D�a Resources
Pat's D�a pages -- history, interviews, past D�a celebrations, FAQ's, ideas and resources.
Texas Library Association toolkit -- whether a new or experienced librarian, this kit serves as a "how-to" manual for setting up a D�a celebration. (You may have tried accessing the TLA D�a site previously and found it invalid; this is a new link.)
Color�n Colorado -- author interviews, resources for families and children's activities. |
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News Pat was surprised and honored when she learned she was named to the list of 50 of the Most Inspiring Authors in the World compiled by Poets & Writers. The list puts her in grand company, the kind of people that show up on individual's lists when asked "Name the Top Five Writers You'd Like to Have Dinner With."
Two of Pat's titles are now available in audio. The picture book readalong of Delicious Hullabaloo/Pachanga Deliciosa is due in April from Live Oak Media and The Desert is My Mother/El Desierto Es Mi Madre is available now from Lorito Books.
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 Bookjoy Quotes
We asked some friends to share their thoughts about Bookjoy with
us. Jeanne C., a 6th grade teacher in Montgomery County Public Schools, replied:
"Bookjoy. The term resonates clearly with me. It's bookjoy that I feel when we are beginning a novel and I know what lies ahead for my students. It's bookjoy that I share when I help kids discover that author's words, though purposeful and planned, feel like magic when you're alone with a book. It's bookjoy that my students express when they stop me in the hall to tell me that the loved the part about . . .
It's bookjoy when a student asks, "Is there another book like that?" and I can honestly say, "Oh, sweetheart. . . this is just the beginning for you. . . "
Marsie H. teaches at Manzo Elementary in Tucson, AZ. She showed us a photo of children in her preschool class. "That photo," she said, "That's Bookjoy to me."
During a Skype call and after reading aloud Kitten's First Full Moon, Kyra M., a new reader, said "I love reading ... and so does my mom." | |
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Newsletter editor: Laurina Cashin, We Love Children's Books |
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