Ann Stalcup
"Flores Family Café/La Loncheria" Wins 2009 Moonbeam Award
I'm pleased and honored to announce that my book, "Flores Family Café/La lonchería" was awarded a bronze medal in the Spanish Language category at the 2009 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards sponsored by the Independent Book Publishers. The awards are "intended to bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and their creators, and to support childhood literacy and life-long reading."Leo Politi Back in Print
The Getty Museum recently published 4 of the 20 out-of-print children's books Leo Politi wrote and illustrated. They plan to re-publish more of them in future months. Available titles are: "Song of the Swallow;" "Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street;" "Emmet" and "Juanita." The museum also carries my book, "Leo Politi, Artist of the Angels", at all three of their museum stores. The books are available at other children's book stores, too.
A Tree in My Name
I was so pleased to be honored at a recent ceremony at the Leo Politi School in Los Angeles.The Principal, staff, and children planted a tree (a Podocarpus Gracillor or Fern Pine, to be exact) in my name because I taught the school children about Leo, the man their school was named after. It was an unforgettable day and an honor I will cherish always.
Leo Politi, Artist of the Angels
