Teachers and librarians can be the most effective advocates for diversifying children's and young adult books. When I speak to publishers, they're going to expect me to say that I would love to see more books by Native American authors… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
“.....and I smile and know why people write music and paint and dance, lifted as if they can fly, because this ache crashing inside… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
“What writer Audre Lorde says to black men and women is true for all of us: "If we do not define ourselves, we will… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
It is always a tense moment for an author to see how someone hasillustrated his or her story, because the author has lived for… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
“My Song So many memories, and I'm still young. So many dreams, my song's just begun. Sometimes I hear my private melody grow, then… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
Teachers and librarians can be the most effective advocates for diversifying children's and young adult books. When I speak to publishers, they're going to… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
“Mysterious My paper shines White, like snow, but the paper looks empty. I could decorate it with tiny spiders or stars or sketches of… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
If we're trying to excite young people about reading, we need to be experiencingbookjoy ourselves so that we have references to make. It's important… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
I will never know what it's like to have only one language in my head. I have the pleasure of being able to move… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
