Confetti: Poems for Children 
By Pat Mora
Illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez
9781880000250
In this joyful and spirited collection, award-winning poet Pat Mora and fine artist Enrique 0. Sanchez celebrate the vivid landscape of the Southwest and the delightful rapport that children share with the natural world. Through language resounding with both English and Spanish, Confetti is also an anthem to the power of a child's imagination and pride:
I say yo soy libre, I am free, free, free, free as confetti.
Long-awaited by Ms. Mora's many fans, Confetti is a treasury to be shared with children everywhere.
- Awards
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"Choices"
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Children's Books Mean Business
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CBC)
Notable Books for a Global Society
International Reading Association
Commended Lists
Américas Award
Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs
- Interest Level
- Grades K - 4
- Reading Level
- Grade 3
- Themes
- Environment/Nature, Latino/Hispanic/Mexican Interest, Poetry
- Accelerated Reader
- Level: 3.7
Points: .5
Pat Mora is a Mexican American born in El Paso, Texas. She is the author of numerous award-winning books for adults and children, including Tomás and the Library Lady, This Big Sky, and Love to Mamá: A Tribute to Mothers Her memoir, House of Houses, reveals her interest in family and her Chicano heritage. She is also a university professor, popular speaker, and children's advocate who helped establish April 30th as Día de los niños/Día de los libros, a yearly celebration of childhood, books, languages, and cultures. Mora lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. To find out more about Pat Mora, visit her Web site: www.patmora.com
Enrique O. Sanchez has illustrated numerous award winning children's books (see full list to the right). A native of the Dominican Republic, he splits his time between his homes in Bass Harbor, Maine, and Miami, Florida.
