Bookjoy, Wordjoy

By Pat Mora, Raul Colón
Hardcover: $19.95

An inspiring collection of Pat Mora’s own glorious poems celebrating a love of words and all the ways we use and interact with them: reading, speaking, writing, and singing.

Description

Whether we are collecting words, reading favorite books in the library, celebrating holidays, writing poems, sharing secrets, or singing a jazzy duet, words and books can take us on wonderful adventures and bring us joy. Poet Pat Mora has brought together a collection of her poems that celebrates engaging with words and books in all these ways and more. Vivid illustrations by Raúl Colón bring the poems to life and interpret the magic of the language with captivating images in a style influenced by Mexican muralists. Together the poems and illustrations are sure to inspire creative wordplay in readers of all ages.

We can read, you and I,
see letters become words,
and words become books …
You and I read, round and round,
bookjoy around the world.

About the Creators

Pat Mora

Pat Mora is the celebrated Latina author of forty award-winning children’s poetry and prose picture books. A lifelong literacy advocate, she founded Children’s Day, Book Day (El día de los niños, el día de los libros) to celebrate children and motivate them to become readers with daily support from families, teachers, and librarians and annual festivities on April 30. Mora lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit her online at patmora.com.

Raul Colón

Raul Colón is a popular children’s book illustrator whose work has also appeared in many national publications. He has illustrated more than thirty award-winning picture books, including those by Dr. Jill Biden and Frank McCourt. Colón is known for his unique mixed-media illustration technique, which creates artwork rich in texture and deep colors. He lived in Puerto Rico as a young boy and now resides in New City, New York, with his family.

Awards

  • Notable Books in the Language Arts

    National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

Reviews

  • * "A marvelous collection of poems that extol the fun, adventure, and emotion that come with using one's words. . . A joyous invitation to put pen (or paintbrush) to paper."

    - Booklist
  • "Mora's love for language and wordplay is infectious; rhyme, alliteration, and onomatopoeia all make their way into the poems and will ensure lively group reading. Colón's artwork, rendered in watercolor and Prismacolor pencils, is rich in dreamy blues and deep earth tones."

    - School Library Journal
  • "[Mora's] openhearted enthusiasm and sense of wonder is always evident and inviting, and there's plenty of 'you go, young poet' encouragement woven throughout the verses. The fanciful, poster-like images by Colón, inspired by the radiant color work of Rufino Tamayo, match the verses' earnestness and joy."

    - Publishers Weekly
  • "The superb pictures feature a racially diverse cast--often with elongated, lively bodies--and landscapes full of curves and curls in bright, earthy colors. . . The author peppers Spanish phrases here and there to add some new layers to a gratifying collection. Joy indeed."

    - Kirkus Reviews

Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781620142868
  • Publication Date Aug 07, 2018
  • Trim Size 10.75 × 9 in
  • Weight 1.0625 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Poetry
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Books & Libraries
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Imagination & Play
  • Themes Childhood Experiences and Memories, Cultural Diversity, Diversity, Education, Imagination, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Multiple Ethnicities Represented, Nonfiction, Poetry
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 6 - 12
  • Grade Range Grades 1 - 7
  • Guided Reading Q
  • DRA 40
  • Interest Level Grades 1 - 6
  • Lexile Code NP
  • Reading Level Grades 2 - 5
  • Bebop Reading Fluent
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