Pat Mora
Pat Mora, an award-winning author of children’s books, poetry and nonfiction, speaks often at conferences, universities, and schools about the writing process, multicultural education, family literacy and leadership. Committed to fostering ”bookjoy,” she founded El día de los niños/El día de los libros, Children’s Day/Book Day, the April 30th celebration of childhood, books, languages and cultures. Her book, A Library for Juana: The World of Sor Juana Inéz (English and Spanish editions), received the 2003 Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award, and Maria Paints the Hills was a finalist for the Texas Institute of Letters Best Children’s Book. Her most recent book is Doña Flor (Knopf, 2005), an original tall tale. Ms. Mora lives in New Mexico.