the ones left behind: THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US by Reyna Grande, 02/09/15 (coloring books project)

Friends -- I took a look at a memoir that Vickie Vertiz recommended to me. "It's about who gets left behind in that trip from Mexico to the US," I remember her saying. I always feel a bit anxious reading work about Mexico. I don't speak Spanish, and I am not originally from the West … Continue reading the ones left behind: THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US by Reyna Grande, 02/09/15 (coloring books project)

Storytime Sunday, 03/04/12 —

A little story about a gorilla.  Appropriate for children of all ages. One slightly bad word towards the end. The adventures of Johannes Once upon a time there was a Mexican gorilla.  He was kind and fierce and loyal to his adopted mother who had found him in a steamer trunk that had washed up … Continue reading Storytime Sunday, 03/04/12 —