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A new memoir-in-verse for moms—
Today I Left the House:
Diary of a First-Time Mom
Releasing Spring 2024 with Resource Publications by Wipf and Stock
Motherhood will be a cinch!
Organized idealist Sarah prepares to give birth for the first time just like she managed her teaching career—with optimism and color-coded charts. After all, how hard can it be? When breastfeeding doesn't work like a charm and medical issues keep cropping up, Sarah must reconcile her rosy expectations of motherhood with reality. There's joy and wonder, but also spit-up and stitches. Not to mention she's totally incompetent at diapering. As she navigates one crisis after another during her baby's first year, she gradually regains her confidence and grows to accept motherhood as it is instead of how she thinks it should be. Honest, raw, and witty, this memoir-in-verse is the perfect companion for a new mom.
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Poetry and Short Fiction for Children
The short story “Hide-and-Seek” appeared in the December 2023 issue of Highlights High Five magazine.
The short story “Santiago’s Favorite Animal” was printed in the October 2023 issue of Highlights High Five magazine.
The poem “Lia’s Day” appeared in the February 2023 issue of Highlights High Five magazine.
The short story “Shopping for Snacks” appeared in the February 2022 issue of Highlights High Five magazine.
Classroom Resources
A selection of Spanish teaching resources including short-story-based reading comprehension quizzes is available on Teachers Pay Teachers.
An English kindergarten sight word reader is also available.
Books for Spanish-language Learners
Dale, dale, dale y otros cuentos
An early reader for beginning Spanish learners with TPRS Books, 2023
Summary from TPRS Books: Celebrate music, dance, and birthdays with five playful short stories inspired by Spanish songs and rhymes. Novice Spanish learners can dance La Bamba with Miguel and his family, discover what’s wrong with Quique the donkey, unwrap Inés’s mysterious birthday gifts and more!
Now available as an audiobook!
¿Dónde está Diego?
A picture book for elementary Spanish learners with TPRS Books, 2023
Summary from TPRS Books: Diego the chameleon enjoys sunbathing outside his case, but will have to be quick if he's going to make it back inside before Blanca the cat nabs him. Luckily for Diego, he can change color! On this I-spy adventure, Spanish- language learners will review color words and ask and answer the question “¿Dónde está?”
El pato tiene más
A picture book for elementary Spanish learners with TPRS Books, 2022
Summary from TPRS Books: Elephant is content with a small fruit collection, but Duck always has to have more! When Duck’s fruit-collecting shenanigans go too far, he must decide what matters most—fruit or friends. This book offers great practice of the numbers one to ten, fruits and “tiene.”
La vaca Lola y otros cuentos
An early reader for beginning Spanish learners with TPRS Books, 2022
Summary from TPRS Books: Enter the world of five beloved Spanish-language folk songs in this collection of whimsical short stories. Novice Spanish learners can dance with Tingalayo, sing with el coquí, discover la vaca Lola’s big secret, laugh with caballito blanco, and find out what kind of food la gallina will finally feed her baby chicks.
Now available as an audiobook!
Entre las nubes altas
A short novel for high school Spanish students with TPRS Books, 2021
Summary from TPRS Books: When Cristina’s summer is ruined, she tries to escape her disappointments by volunteering with her aunt’s summer school program in the Dominican Republic.Instead, Cristina is changed forever by the island, its people and the lessons they share with her.
This book is semi-autobiographical.
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