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
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 to be able to say, "You know, I read the most wonderful poem the other day.… — 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
