Feliz Día del Niño/ Happy Children's Day

Celebrate El día de los niños / El día de los libros
with 8 diverse live author + illustrator readings

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https://www.qlovi.com/qa

April 30th Lineup

• Elisa Kleven, 
• René Colato Laínez, 
• Yuyi Morales,
 
• Sonia Nazario,
• José-Luis Orozco,
 
• Antonio Sacre, 
• Carmen Tafolla and
 
• Duncan Tonatiuh

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BOOK FIESTA

Review by Ariadna Sánchez

¡Estas son las mañanitas

Que cantaba el Rey David

a todas las niñas y niños

Aquí en La Bloga te

Celebramos a ti!

In Many Latin American countries, but specifically Mexico, people celebrate El Día del Niño on April 30^th (The day of the Child). Fun activities are held to honor the youngest members of the Mexican society since early morning until the moon appears with her bright light over the starry sky.

Children around the world deserve the very best education, opportunities, and services in order to develop their full potential. By linking books to El Día del Niño celebration, the children of México and other parts of the world are engaged with literacy while having fun.

Book Fiesta! is a bilingual picture book written by award-winning author Pat Mora and majestically illustrated by Rafael López. Pat Mora’s exquisite text invites families to read books and enjoy its benefits while riding aboard a train, floating in a hot-air balloon or sailing with a whale. Reading is a magical journey towards success! Mora is the founder of the family literacy initiative El día de los niños/ El día de los libros; Children’s Day/ Book Day, now housed by the American Library Association (ALA).

Book Fiesta! brings families together to embrace friendship, culture and literature. Reading one book at a time creates a strong community of readers.

¡Felicidades Niñas y Niños!

Getting Ready for Día

April 30 is Día de los niños/Día de los libros- Children's Day/Book Day. This is a celebration of bookjoy and was founded by author Pat Mora ten years ago. Join in to the celebration by buying children's books and by attending one fiesta in your neighborhood. To learn more about Día visit www.ala.org.



Join us for the 10-Year Día Anniversary Reception

You’re invited!

Día de Los Niños/Día de Los Libros, San Francisco
10-Year Anniversary Reception

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
5:30pm to 8:30pm
Hosted by Medjool (2522 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA)
To RSVP please call 415-309-9659

Recommended Tax Deductible Donation $10-20
(no one will be turned away for lack of funds)



Celebrate Children's Day / Book Day with our special 50% discount off books purchased for Día events!

Dia de los niños Pat Mora El día de los niños / El día de los libros (Children's Day / Book Day), known as Día, is a celebration of children, families, and reading held annually on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of advocating literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

This special offer is good on books ordered before April 30, 2009 for events celebrating El día de los niños / El día de los libros. Visit our online catalog here. Fax your order to (713) 743-2847 or e-mail your order to bkorders@uh.edu.



With the growth of the Latino population comes the critical need for mentorship and research as we begin the process of understanding the richness and variety within the Latino culture. This conference will provide a forum for current research on the education and information needs of Latino children, their families and Latino children’s literature’s social influences on children of all ages. For more information visit www.ed.sc.edu/latinoconf

Happy Children's Day/Book Day

Children's Day/Book Day, also known as El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Día), is a celebration of children, families, and reading held annually on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

Día is an enhancement of Children’s Day, which began in 1925. Children’s Day was designated as a day to bring attention to the importance and well-being of children. In 1996, nationally acclaimed children’s book author Pat Mora proposed linking the celebration of childhood and children with literacy to found El día de los niños/El día de los libros.

For more information visit www.ala.org/ala/alsc/diadelosninos/diadelosninos.cfm

Celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros

From http://www.colorincolorado.org/calendar/celebrations/dia

Send an e-card

Catch a kid reading… and show how proud you are by sending an e-card to a child, friend, or relative. This beautiful e-card was created for Colorín Colorado by David Diaz, the Caldecott Medal winning illustrator of Stormy Night, Roadrunner's Dance, and other favorites.

10th Annual Literary Conference

An Evening with the Authors- "Fiesta Style", Tuesday, May 6, 2008

The San Benito CISD Library Department.

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