I Know the River Loves Me wins Honorable Mention for the 2010 Américas Award
Maya’s latest children’s book, I Know the River Loves Me/Yo sé que el río me ama, was selected as one of the three honorable mentions for the 2010 Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, sponsored by the national Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP). Honorable Mention recognizes books that contended as finalists for the award.
About the Américas Award:
The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. The award winners and selected titles are selected for their 1) distinctive literary quality; 2) cultural contextualization; 3) exceptional integration of text, illustration, and design; and 4) potential for classroom use.
Want a Free Copy of CLAIMING FACE,
The Educator’s Guide?
We are currently looking for individuals to review our latest new release:
CLAIMING FACE:
Self-Empowerment through Self-Portraiture
How it works:
We send you a shiny new advanced copy of the book. You excitedly open the package addressed from Reflection Press, you marvel at the book’s pretty cover, crack it open, digest all the wonderful information, then proceed to write a review (of course we want your honest opinion). Finally, you publish it on your blog/column/or other media, and then keep the book. It’s that simple. If this sounds exactly like something you’d like to do, read below for criteria and how to participate. Continue reading »
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo and Teacher Appreciation Week
This is one festive week! Not only is it Cinco de Mayo today but also, this entire week allows us to appreciate all the hard work and dedication of our teachers! Of course we appreciate and applaud our teachers every day but it’s nice to have a dedicated week to celebrate them. And of course coming up on Sunday, May 9th is Mother’s Day. So there’s lots of reasons to celebrate and be proud!
With all the wonderful festivities in store it seemed like the perfect time for a SALE. From now until May 15th, all of our 9×11 Archival Art Prints from Maya’s numerous children’s books are on sale for $25. That’s a savings of $10! Plus 5% of our sales continue to be contributed to Children’s Book Press in support of their continuing commitment to providing first voice, multicultural, multilingual children’s books. We’ve even added some new prints to the mix just for the occasion. View our Etsy shop for available prints and to purchase.
Our art prints are printed on High Quality Archival Paper using Claria Archival Inks. Prints are individually signed by Maya and come with an insert which indicates what book the illustration was created for and includes information about the artist. Continue reading »
Filed under General | Tags: celebration, cinco de mayo, Etsy, illustrations, promotions, sale | Comment (0)El Día de los Niños Coloring Page
To celebrate all the Día events we will be attending this year, we’ve created a coloring page to download. View and download it from our main site.
Can you find all the things that start with the letter “B”?
Hope to see you at some of the events this month! For a listing of the events Maya will be presenting at, visit our Día blog post.
Filed under Events, General | Tags: celebration, children, el dia de los libros, el dia de los niños, fun | Comment (0)El Día de Los Libros/El Día de Los Niños
April is a busy and exciting month this year! Maya will be participating in many events for El Día de los Libros/El Día de los Niños! 
All events are FREE and open to the public and most will have lots of festivities, refreshments, free books, art activities and more. So come celebrate the importance of reading at an event near you. Look forward to seeing you there!
Saturday, April 17th, 2010:
2:00-5:00pm
Arthur F. Turner Community Library, West Sacramento, CA
Dance performances by Folklórico Latino de Woodland, bilingual stories, crafts for kids, pinata raffle and presentations by Maya Gonzalez and Francisco Alarcón. Plus free books for kids! This FREE event is Continue reading »
