El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
Originally presented January, 2007, by Ruth Rose Hennessey of Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, OR and Melanie Tucker Hunter Library, West Valley City, UT.
Both Utah and Oregon have won awards for their very successful programs celebrating this day, a celebration of children, families, and reading held annually on April 30.
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- Other helpful websites:
How to Make a Mexican Paper Flower
The Texas Library Association's Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros website
ALSC's website for Día de los niños
The REFORMA Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros website/a>
The National Latino Children's Institute Día de los niños webpage
Mexico for kids (Spanish and English)
The National PTA website The National PTA website has a collection of resources in Spanish and English to promote parent involvement in a variety of areas.
ED Pub Spanish, English, or bilingual brochures produced by the U.S. Government about literacy and a variety of other topics. Completely free-even shipping and handling!
A to Z Teacher StuffC lassroom ideas, booklists, literature selections, activities. Can be adapted for literacy activities for DNDL.
Storyplace A variety of themes for preschoolers and elementary students in English and Spanish from the Public Library or Charlotte & Mecklenburg County.
- Books:
25 Bilingual Mini-Books: Easy to Make Books for Emergent Readers, in English and Spanish, by Helen H. Moore and Jaime Lucero, New York, Scholastic Professional Books, 1994, ISBN 0590498029, for grades K-2, reproducible one-fold, two-fold, three-fold, multiple fold books, accordion fold books, fold and cut books, diamond cut books, pinch fold books and slider books, fully bilingual, paperback, offers materials suitable for a wide variety of ages in terms of complexity of designs, $9.95.
My First Bilingual Little Readers: 25 Reproducible Mini-Books in English and Spanish, by Deborah Schecter, New York, Teaching Resources, 2005, ISBN 0439700698, for grades K-1, fully bilingual, paperback, $11.99.
25 Spanish Emergent Reader Mini-Books: Easy to Make Reproducible Books That Promote Literacy, by Maria Fleming, New York, Teaching Resources, 1997, ISBN 0439051770, totally Spanish, no English text, paperback, $10.95.
25 Latino Craft Projects, by Ana-Elba Pavon and Diana Borrego, Chicago, ALA, 2003, paperback, ISBN 0838908330, programming and craft project ideas, some holiday-specific but others generally applicable, plus recommended books, $30.00.
Hands-On Latin America: Art Activities for All Ages, by Yvonne Y. Merrill, Salt Lake City, Kits Publishing, 1997, paperback, ISBN 0964317710, patterns and instructions for craft/art projects using tin, clay, yarn, paper, paint, sandpaper, etc., to make jewelry, masks, carvings, fans, hats, games, musical instruments.
Making Magic Windows, by Carmen Lomas Garza, San Francisco, Children's Book Press, 1999, ISBN 0892391596, paperback, instructions and patterns for creating paper banners in the traditional Mexican "papel picado" cut-paper style, $9.95.
