Comments on: #L4LL “Día” Blog Hop: Guest Author Eric Gonzalez (Giveaway)

By: Vidya Sury

Vidya Sury — Sun, 12 May 2013 07:25:00 +0000

Very nice.What a wonderful initiative!

By: Elle O

Elle O — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:30:00 +0000

I love this blog for its support of familias raising multilingual book lovers! My daughter’s trilingual Immersion school would love these books. It is so fulfilling to see her love of reading grow. Thank you!

By: Jodi Monroy

Jodi Monroy — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:14:00 +0000

We LOVE your book! And we’re hoping to win the giveaway for Arco Iris Spanish Immersion in Beaverton Oregon!

By: Elizabeth Aldana

Elizabeth Aldana — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:38:00 +0000

We all have a story to tell. Thank you for sharing your story. I have to get this book, I’m in love with calaveras. It’s a beautiful part of my Mexican culture that I want to pass on to my children.-St Richard School, Chicago

By: Jessamine Marie Ricafort Dungo

Jessamine Marie Ricafort Dungo — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:43:00 +0000

Thank you for your story. 🙂 I would love to win this for my local library here in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. 🙂

By: Elissa Lerma

Elissa Lerma — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:20:00 +0000

This book and cute doll is an absolute favorite in our house! Every Dia De Los Muertos my daughter paints her face just like Rosita!

By: Shari Shaw

Shari Shaw — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:14:00 +0000

Our Latino population is growing, and some of our children can’t speak Spanish and aren’t truly connected to their culture. These wonderful books fill a deep need in our libraries. ¡Qué viva el espiritu latinoamericano! Shari Shaw, Riley Upper Elementary, Livonia, MI

By: Paul Vasquez

Paul Vasquez — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:19:00 +0000

Great story, great person. I can’t explain how happy I was to find this book. My wife and I are can’t speak Spanish but have the year around tan to make you think different. We put my daughter into a duel immersion program to get back the language and culture we lost. This book helped her and us transition to speak both languages in our home.

By: Rosa Buenrostro

Rosa Buenrostro — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:07:00 +0000

what a great story thank you for sharing, I think we all can relate who grew up in simiilar situations. Many times we complain about our jobs, you know being stuck in an air conditioned office for 9 hours, and then I stop and think how ruff my parents had it, each working two jobs just to make end meet. Our rent when we were kids was $250.00 a month in the 70’s and my parents both worked very hard to raise thier 7 kids. Taught us many great lessons that we try to instill into the new generation. I think starting them very young is key. My nieces school is in Anaheim, Ca and they started the dual immerssion program 2 years ago (Benit Juarez), I think your books would be most beneficial for them and their library. We went to the day of the dead festival last year in Santa Ana and she fell in love with the story of Rosita & Conchita…

By: Roberto Cardenas

Roberto Cardenas — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:26:00 +0000

Great essay – love the calavera character. Please enter the Becker Elementary Library in Austin, TX in the giveaway. Thank you, bcardenas78703 -at- gmail.com.

By: Anani Vasquez

Anani Vasquez — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:16:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing your story. You will be an inspiration for my boys. I’m going to look up your site and tell them all about your job and your background! It’s great for them to read about successful, educated male Mexican Americans and know that they can do the same.

By: Sofia Carrillo

Sofia Carrillo — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:05:00 +0000

I share a similar story to you. My parents also came from Mexico a little before they were born. My dad worked crazy hours at a factory that produced aluminum products. My mom stayed at home and worked just as hard taking care of us and making sure things ran smoothly. They taught me a strong work ethic and the importance of educating oneself to have a better quality of life. I am now a teacher and many of my students are either new to the U.S. or first generation. It is my turn to instill those same ideologies in the next generation.

By: Kimberly Bauer

Kimberly Bauer — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:57:00 +0000

I think this is a great giveaway. Any school would benefit from the amazing books being donated.

By: bohemian babushka

bohemian babushka — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:31:00 +0000

My rural 1 library town could soooo benefit from this. Thank you for showing the love of being latino. Gracias for the giveaway- Wakulla County Library Fl is who I nominate for this collection.

By: Amanda Baughman

Amanda Baughman — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:55:00 +0000

I would love to win these wonderful books for my school’s library – CC Ronnow Elementary in Las Vegas, NV!