Día de los ninos/dia de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day)

April 30 is the day when Día de los niños/Día de los libros is celebrated nationwide. Founded by author Pat Mora in 1997, this celebration honors children, promotes literacy, languages, and cultures.

TeachingBooks website has a list of children’s books to celebrate this special event. I feel honored that my book, The Battle of the Snow Cones, is on that list.

According to Pat Mora, “The goals of this observance from its inception have included a daily commitment to:  

• honor children and childhood,
• promote literacy, the importance of linking all children to books, languages, and cultures,
• honor home languages and cultures, and thus promoting bilingual and multilingual literacy in this multicultural nation, and global understanding through reading,
• involve parents as valued members of the literacy team,
• promote library collection development that reflects our plurality.

 

I did realize, as do you, how blessed I was to know bookjoy, the private pleasure of savoring text. -- Pat Mora