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5th Annual San Antonio Book Festival



I will be presenting this Saturday at the San Antonio Book Festival. This is my schedule. 

April 8, 2017 - San Antonio Book Festival

René Colato Laínez tells us whether Mamá is an alien!


Location: Holt Family Children’s Reading Tent
Start Time: 
2:15 pm
End Time: 
2:45 pm
Start of Signing: 3:00 pm
Signing Location: McNutt Garden at Southwest School of Art


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The 5th annual San Antonio Book Festival will take place on April 8, 2017 at the Central Library (600 Soledad) and Southwest School of Art in downtown San Antonio. The Festival runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The San Antonio Book Festival (SABF), the signature program of the San Antonio Public Library Foundation, celebrates national and local authors and their contributions to the culture of literacy, ideas, and imagination. The free, daylong event is a gift to visitors and the citizens of San Antonio, bringing books to life through author presentations, innovative panel discussions, recipe demonstrations, and book sales and signings. Also included in this fun day of literary entertainment are family activities such as children’s theater performances, a technology area, interactive play and art stations, and a selection of the city’s famous food trucks. SABF offers learning experiences for readers of all ages and interests.

SABF has a Governing Board, Advisory Committee, and Event Planning Committee, which consists of over 40 Volunteer Chairs who oversee 500+ volunteers who help at the Festival. 



 To see the 2017 Book Festival authors visit http://www.saplf.org/festival/meet-the-authors/






LibroMobile Presents: A Bilingual Children's Reading Hour!





SÁBADO/SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 (1:30-3:30pm)

CSUF Grand Central Art Center 
125 N Broadway,
Santa Ana, CA 92701


COLOREAR, LECTURA BILINGÜE Y FIRMA DE LIBROS
COLORING, BILINGUAL READING & BOOK SIGNING
con/with René Colato Laínez & Amy Costales

Descripción del Evento/Event Description:

1:30-2:00pm Tiempo para “Colorear con la Comunidad”/
“Coloring with the Community” Time

2:00-3:00pm Lectura en Vivo por los Autores/
Live Reading by Authors 
René Colato Laínez & Amy Costales

3:00-3:30pm Firma de Libros y Fotografías/Book Signing & Pictures

This literary event is supported & co-hosted by Grand Central Art Center. “Coloring with the Community” is brought to you by Community Engagement (communityengagement.org) & supported by local artist Dino Perez.

Conoce los Autores/Meet the Authors:

René Colato Laínez

Yo soy René Colato Laínez, el premiado autor salvadoreño de muchos libros bilingües/ multiculturales para niños. Yo obtuve mi maestría en Creación Literaria para Niños y Jóvenes en la Universidad de las Artes de Vermont y soy maestro en la escuela primaria Fernangeles. Mi meta como autor es producir buena literatura multicultural para niños; historias donde niños latinos sean presentados en maneras positivas, donde ellos puedan verse como héroes, y donde ellos puedan soñar y tener esperanza en el futuro. Yo quiero escribir historias autenticas de niños latinoamericanos que viven en los Estados Unidos. http://renecolatolainez.com/

I am René Colato Laínez, the Salvadoran award winning author of many bilingual/ multicultural children's books. I have a master's degree from Vermont College of Fine Arts in Writing for Children & Young Adults. My goal as a writer is to produce good multicultural children's literature; stories where minority children are portrayed in a positive way, where they can see themselves as heroes, and where they can dream and have hopes for the future. I want to write authentic stories of Latin American children living in the United States.


Amy Costales

Escuché mis primeras palabras de español en el regazo de mi abuelo. El hijo de una inmigrante siciliana y un cubano/español que fue exiliado cuando EEUU invadió Cuba en 1898, hablaba inglés, español e italiano. Cuando era adolescente, mi familia se mudó inesperadamente a California, pegado a la frontera con México. Para ese entonces, me identificaba como española. Me casé con un joven inmigrante mexicano, y pronto nació mi hija. A él lo dejé, pero nunca a la comunidad mexicana a la cual me introdujo. Desde entonces, he enseñado tercer grado bilingüe, quinto grado, español, ciencias sociales e inglés como segunda lengua. He enseñado en escuelas internacionales en Tailandia y la India y en escuelas públicas en Oregón y California. Actualmente enseño español y español para hablantes de herencia en la Universidad de Oregón, donde soy también consejera para el Programa de Español para Hablantes de Herencia. El aspecto de mi trabajo que más me fascina es invitarles a los estudiantes a escribir sobre sus historias, sus familias y sus sueños. Siempre me ha encantado escribir. Empecé el intento de publicar libros en vez de escribir nada más para mi hija. Las vidas de todos los niños deben de ser legitimizados, no tan solo a ellos mismos, sino a todos los niños. Por eso no son los niños latinos los que tienen que leer sobre niños latinos, sino que todos los niños deben leer sobre niños latinos. Y los niños latinos tienen que leer sobre todo tipo de niño. Los niños van a comprender mejor la complejidad del país y del mundo si están expuestos a ella. http://www.amycostales.com/



I heard my first words of Spanish on my grandfather's lap. The son of a Sicilian immigrant and a Spanish/Cuban who was exiled when the U.S invaded Cuba in 1898, he spoke Spanish, English and Italian. When I was in my teens, my family unexpectedly move to California along the Mexican border. By then, I indentified as Spanish. I married a young Mexican immigrant, and soon had a daughter. I left him, but never the Mexican community to which he introduced me. Since then, I have taught bilingual third grade, fifth grade, Spanish, Social Studies, and ELD. I have taught in public school in California and Oregon and in international schools in India and Thailand. I currently teach Spanish and Spanish for Heritage Speakers at the University of Oregon where I am also an advisor to the Spanish Heritage Language program. An aspect I particularly love about teaching is inviting my students to write about their stories, their families, and their dreams. I have always loved writing. Raising my daughter, who is now a grown woman, inspired me to write picture books. The lives of all children need to be legitimized, not just to themselves, but to all children. Therefore Latino kids do not need to read books about Latino kids. All kids need to read books about Latino kids. And Latino kids need to read books about all kind of kids. Children will better understand the complexity of the country and the world if they are exposed to it.



MAMÁ THE ALIEN/MAMÁ LA EXTRATERRESTRE BLOG TOUR



To celebrate the release of Mamá the Alien/Mamá la extraterrestre, author René Colato Laínez will be stopping by the following blogs from August 15th to the 24th! Follow along as René Colato Laínez discusses his writing process, his thoughts on diversity in kidlit, and the recent debate over the term “illegal alien.”

Below is the schedule of the Mamá the Alien/Mamá la extraterrestre Blog Tour:

August 17: Mommy Maestra
August 19: Latinaish
August 22: Pragmatic Mom
August 23: Reading Authors
August 24: The Logonauts

And in case you missed it, here’s René Colato Laínez’s post about his experience being called an “illegal alien” when he was young.

To find out more about René Colato Laínez and Mamá the Alien/Mamá la extraterrestre, check out his blog and follow him on Twitter. And if you are a blogger interested in being included on this or future blog tours, please reach out to us at publicity [at] leeandlow [dot] com.


Author René Colato Laínez and Illustrator Laura Lacámara



Mamá the Alien/ Mamá la extraterrestre


Written by René Colato Laínez
Illustrated by Laura Lacámara

I am so happy that my new bilingual book Mamá the Alien/ Mamá la extraterrestre is available now. Last week, I received my author's copies. It is always great to see, feel and hug a book for the first time.

 The box is here!



Fantastic! My new book!



Mamá the Alien/ Mamá la extraterrestre 


When Mamá’s purse falls on the floor, Sofia gets a peek at Mamá’s old Resident Alien card and comes to the conclusion that Mamá might be an alien from outer space.

Sofía heads to the library to do some research. She finds out that aliens can be small, or tall. Some have four fingers on each hand, and some have big round eyes. Their skin can be gray or blue or green. But she and Mamá look like human people. Could Mamá really be an alien from another planet? 

Filled with imagination and humor, Mamá the Alien/Mamá la extraterrestre is a sweet and timely immigration story, and a tender celebration of family, no matter which country (or planet) you come from. 

Reviews

A delightful, original, clever, purposeful, multicultural alien tale.- Kirkus Reviews

… an exceptional story about immigration with a new twist. – Booklist


Book Trailers





Thank you, Fabiola and Ms. Hernández



René Colato Laínez has written more than a dozen award-winning books for young readers. A native of El Salvador, his goal is to write stories in which children of color are portrayed positively, with hopes and dreams for the future. This story was inspired by the many children of immigrants who have experienced the same misunderstanding as Sofía. When not writing or presenting at conferences or workshops, Colato Laínez teaches in a bilingual elementary school. He lives in Arleta, California, and you can find him online at renecolatolainez.com. 

Laura Lacámara is the creator of several award-winning children’s books; and she is a popular presenter at schools, festivals, and conferences. Born in Cuba, Lacámara was delighted to illustrate this story because it is clever as well as meaningful, especially since she was the same age as Sofía in the story when her own mamá became a United States citizen. Lacámara also had fun creating her own versions of aliens! She lives in Venice, California, with her husband and their daughter. Visit her online at lauralacamara.com. 

Kirkus Starred Review

A Kirkus starred review for Mamá the Alien/ Mamá la extraterrestre




A young Latina is convinced her mother is an alien from another planet ... A delightful, original, clever, purposeful, multicultural alien tale.


To read the starred review, visit 
https://www.kirkusreviews.com