Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award Virtual Presentation

The 25th Anniversary 2020 Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award took place on Monday October 26, 2020.

To view the virtual celebration, click this link,

https://mediaflo.txstate.edu/hapi/v1/contents/permalinks/d6BQf89C/view

Texas State University College of Education created The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award in 1995 to honor authors and illustrators who create literature that depicts the Mexican American experience. It is named in honor of Texas State University distinguished alumnus Dr. Tomás Rivera.

My Papi Has A Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero

Works For Younger Readers

My Papi Has A Motorcycle

By: Isabel Quintero

Illustrated by: Zeke Peña

When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her. But as the sun sets purple-blue-gold behind Daisy Ramona and her papi, she knows that the love she feels will always be there. 

With vivid illustrations and text bursting with heart, My Papi Has a Motorcycle is a young girl's love letter to her hardworking dad and to memories of home that we hold close in the midst of change.