PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Dr. Carmen Tafolla (carmentafolla.net) is the 2015 State Poet Laureate of Texas and the former president of the TexasInstitute of Letters. An award-winning poet and children's author, storyteller, perfor-mance artist, motivational speaker, scholar, and university professor, she is the author of more than forty books and a profes-sor emeritus of Transformative Children's Literature at UT San Antonio. Her numerous awards and distinctions include the pres-tigious Americas Award, the designation of first city Poet Laureate of San Antonio, six International Latino Book Awards, two Tomas Rivera Book Awards, two ALA Notable Books, the Art of Peace Award, and the Charlotte Zolotow Award. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.
“Tafolla skillfully weaves . . . significant recent historic moments and the hopeful stories of leaders like Emma Tenayuca and César Chávez together with the more specific experiences of the four friends. . . . Protagonist Celi, an emerging poet, is consistently and vividly rendered . . . and her righteous, powerful, and joyful voice carries the day. An exuberant, rousing celebration of youth activism.” —Kirkus Reviews
