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To kick off the Merced County Arts Council’s Demand the Arts campaign author Francisco X. Alarcón will host a book reading on Saturday, July 30th from 11am – noon. The event will take place at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center 645 W. Main Street, Merced, CA, USA. Mr. Alarcón will read from his bilingual book for children Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems / Jitomates risueños y otros poemas de primavera. Publisher Children’s Book Press’ overview of Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems reads:
From the imagination of poet Francisco X. Alarcón comes this playful and moving collection of twenty poems about spring in English and Spanish. Tomatoes laugh, chiles explode, and tortillas applaud the sun! With joy and tenderness, delight and sadness, Francisco’s poems honor the wonders of life and nature: welcoming the morning sun, remembering his grandmother’s songs, paying tribute to children working in the fields, and sharing his dream of a world filled with gardens. Artist Maya Christina Gonzalez invites us to experience the poems with her lively cast of characters—including a spirited grandmother, four vivacious children, and playful pets who tease and delight. Follow them from page to page as they bring the spring season to colorful life.
Alarcón is an award-winning poet, educator and author of 12 volumes of poetry. Raised in Mexico and California, he refers to himself as a “bi-national, bicultural, bilingual poet” and writes for children and adults in English and Spanish. His children’s books vividly paint pictures of Latino culture, family, fun, and flavor and have won such prestigious awards as the American Library Association’s Pura Belpré Honor Award and the Américas Award Commended Title. Alarcón was a featured speaker at Talleres de Poesia’s inaugural Children’s Poetry Festival held last November in El Salvador
Merced Arts Council Executive Director Staci Santa encourages children and their families to come down and enjoy the event. She says “Francisco seamlessly weaves language, art and diversity in an accessible and joyful way that makes everyone who meets him happier. The arts council is excited to bring Mr. Alarcón to Merced to share the beautiful languages and images in his children’s books to kids young and young at heart.”
To download the event poster click here.
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This week’s Poetry Friday is hosted at Book Aunt – head on over.
What is the Américas Award? From the website, "The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States."
2010 Award (PDF)
2010 Américas Award Winners
Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez. Knopf, 2009.
What Can You Do with a Paleta? / ¿Qué puedes hacer con una paleta? By Carmen Tafolla, Illustrated by Magaly Morales. Tricycle Press, 2009.
Américas Award Honorable Mentions
Gringolandia by Lyn Miller-Lachmann. Curbstone, 2009.
I Know the River Loves Me/Yo se que el rio me ama by Maya Christina González. Children's Book Press, 2009.
My Papa Diego and Me/Mi papa Diego y yo: Memories of My Father and His Art/Recuerdos de mi padre y su arte by Guadalupe Rivera Marín and Diego Rivera. Children's Book Press, 2009.
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The Américas Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. The award, which is sponsored by the U.S. Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP), reaches beyond national borders to focus on the the diversity of cultural heritage throughout the continents of North and South America.
The award winners and commended titles are selected for their:
distinctive literary quality;
cultural contextualization;
exceptional integration of text, illustration and design;
potential for classroom use.
2010 Américas Award Winners
Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez (Knopf, 20090.
What Can You Do with a Paleta? / ¿Qué puedes hacer con una paleta? by Carmen Tafolla, illustrated by Magaly Morales (Tricycle Press, 2009).
Américas Award Honorable Mentions
Gringolandia by Lyn Miller-Lachmann (Curbstone, 2009).
I Know the River Loves Me / Yo sé que el río me ama by Maya Christina González (Children’s Book Press, 2009).
My Papa Diego and Me: Memories of My Father and His Art / Mi papa Diego y yo: Recuerdos de mi padre y su arte by Guadalupe Rivera Marín and Diego Rivera (Children’s Book Press, 2009).
The full commended list can be found here. The winning books will be honored at a ceremony during Hispanic Heritage Month (15 September – 15 October 2010) at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Press Release
The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. By combining both and linking the Americas, the award reaches beyond geographic borders, as well as multicultural-international boundaries, focusing instead upon cultural heritages within the hemisphere.The award is sponsored by the national Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP).
The award winners and commended 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. The winning books will be honored at a ceremony (fall 2009) during Hispanic Heritage Month at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
2009 Américas Award Winners:
Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book by Yuyi Morales. Roaring Brook Press (A Neal Porter Book), 2008.
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle. Holt, 2008.
2009 Américas Award Honorable Mentions:
The Best Gift of All:The Legend of La Vieja Belén / El Mejor Regalo del Mundo:La Leyenda de la Vieja Belén by Julia Alvarez. Illustrated by Ruddy Nuñez. Alfaguara/Santillana, 2008.
Dark Dude by Oscar Hijuelos.Atheneum, 2008.
The Storyteller’s Candle / La velita de los cuentos by Lucía González. Illustrated by Lulu Delacre. Children’s Book Press, 2008.
For additional information including a list of the 2009 Américas Award Commended Titles winners click here.
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Canadian Library Month~ Canada
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read~ ongoing until Oct 4, USA
International Children’s and Youth Literature Festival~ ongoing until Oct 4, Berlin, Germany
3rd Annual CYBIL (Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards) Nominations Open~ Oct 1 - 15
National Young Writers’ Festival~ Oct 2-6, Newcastle, Australia
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Ceremony~ Oct 3, Boston, MA, USA
21st Yukon International Storytelling Festival~ Oct 3-5, Whitehorse, YK, Canada
2008 Ceremony of Best Books~ Oct 4, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Américas Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature Winners Ceremony~ Oct 4, Washington, D.C., USA
Orange County Children’s Book Festival~ Oct 5, Costa Mesa, CA, USA
Children’s Book Week~ Oct 6-12, United Kingdom
13th Annual New England Conference on Multicultural Education~ Oct 8, Hartford, CT, USA
School Library Journal Webcast: Capturing Struggling Readers and Reluctant Readers~ Oct 8
Book It! Cheltenham’s Children’s Literature Festival~ Oct 10-19, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
18th Monterrey International Book Fair~ Oct 11-19, Monterrey, Mexico
YALSA’s Teen Read Week: Books With Bite @ Your Library~ Oct 12-18, USA
“Multicultural Bites” with authors Mitali Perkins, Coe Booth and An Na (part of ReaderGirlz’s celebration of Teen Read Week)~ Oct 13
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival~ Oct 14-19, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Frankfurt Book Fair~ Oct 15-19, Frankfurt, Germany
55th Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards Ceremony~ Oct 17, New York, NY, USA
IBBY Ireland Conference: Green Gables to Globalization: Crossover, Canada and Children’s Books~ Oct 18, Dublin, Ireland
SCBWI Tokyo Writers’ Day~ Oct 18, Tokyo, Japan
Children’s Literature Council Fall Gala~ Oct 18, Santa Ana, CA, USA
Vancouver International Writers Festival~ Oct 21-26, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Big Picture Party: Celebrate the Power of Picture Books~ Oct 27, London, United Kingdom
Book Week~ Oct 27-Nov 9, Japan
Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Awards Ceremony~ Oct 30, San Marcos, TX, USA
28th Santiago International Book Fair~ Oct 31-Nov 16, Santiago, Chile
The America’s Award announced its 2008 winners, honors and commendations. The picture book winner is none other that one of my favorite productions of last year: Yum! Mmm! Que Rico! America’s Sproutings, by Pat Mora, illustrated by Rafael López. I have already ordered the novel winner, Red Glass, by Laura Resau.
Illustrating THE ADVENTURES OF CALI was sheer joy for me! The Publisher and author were fantastic to work with, and the story is touching without being sappy. The idea that a little boy actually carried a caterpillar all the way from California's countryside to an apartment in Flordia IN A SALAD was too much fun to pass up. To make the book even more fun the publisher had the printer make the cover illustration of the caterpillar all sparkly. A finger puppet and another toy are coming soon to partner with the book.
wonderful post....and I love the illustration....