Lucia M. Gonzalez: Difference between revisions

An accomplished storyteller, [[puppeteer]], and children's [[librarian]], Gonzalez started her career in library services to children in 1987 after receiving the Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]], and while pursuing her Masters in Library Science at the [[University of South Florida]]. She is the author of the award-winning [[bilingual]] books ''[[The Bossy Gallito]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Bossy-Gallito-gallo-bodas-Bilingual/dp/043906757X |title=Bossy Gallito / El gallo de bodas: (Bilingual) (Spanish Edition): Lucia M. Gonzalez, Lulu Delacre: 9780439067577: Amazon.com: Books |publisher=Amazon.com |date=1999-06-01 |accessdate=2014-03-12}},</ref> winner of the [[Pura Belpré Award]] for Children's Literature Honor Medal and named one of [[New York Public Library]]'s 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know; and ''Señor Cat's Romance and Other Favorite Stories from Latin America'', an Americas Award Commended Title. Gonzalez was named the 1998 Jean Key Gates Distinguished Alumna by the University of South Florida School of Library and Information Science. Her new book, ''[[The Storyteller's Candle]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Storytellers-Candle-Velita-Los-Cuentos/dp/0892392371/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394619476&sr=1-1&keywords=the+storyteller%27s+candle |title=The Storyteller's Candle / La Velita De Los Cuentos: Lucia Gonzalez, Lulu Delacre: 9780892392377: Amazon.com: Books |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2012-06-01 |accessdate=2014-03-12}},</ref> is a bilingual picture book illustrated by [[Lulu Delacre]], winner of the 2008 [[Pura Belpré]] Children's Literature Honor Medal.▼

==Awards and honors==▼

* 2008 Pura Belpré Children’s Literature Honor Medal for The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal/index.cfm |title=Welcome to the Pura Belpré Award home page! &#124; Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) |publisher=Ala.org |date= |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>▼

* 1996 ALA/ALSC Pura Belpré Children’s Literature Honor Medal for ''The Bossy Gallito''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal/belprepast/index.cfm |title=The Pura Belpré Award winners, 1996-present &#124; Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) |publisher=Ala.org |date= |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>▼

*Selected by the USF/SLIS Alumni Society as the School’s 1998 "Outstanding Graduate".▼

==Presentations Highlights==▼

*ALA Annual Conferences (1995, 1997, 1998; 2006, 2008) – Presentations included participation in panels discussing Latino children’s literature, bilingual books, bilingual programs and multicultural services in libraries, as well as storytelling performances and multiple author events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/annual/index.cfm |title=2014 ALA Annual Conference |publisher=Ala.org |date= |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>▼

*[[REFORMA]] National Conference III (2008) – Panel presenter, The Bilingual Mind. Noche de Cuentos @ the Border, program coordinator and performer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reforma.org/ |title=reforma.org |publisher=reforma.org |date=2014-01-25 |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>▼

*[[University of South Carolina]]’s Latino Children’s Literature Conference (2008 and 2009).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ed.sc.edu/latinoconf/ |title=USC: Latino Conference |publisher=Ed.sc.edu |date= |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>▼

*[[Texas Library Association Convention]] (1995 and 2009) – Author presentation: Latina Heroines Among Us: Writing the Community-Based Biography.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.txla.org/ |title=txla.org |publisher=txla.org |date= |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>▼

*[[Miami Book Fair International]] (1996, 2001, 2003, and 2008)- Author presentations to schools<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamibookfair.com/ |title=miamibookfair.com |publisher=miamibookfair.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>▼

*Novello Festival of Reading (October 1998 and 2008).<ref>[http://www.plcmc.org/novello/ ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125192232/http://www.plcmc.org/novello/ |date=January 25, 2009 }}</ref>▼

*[[International American School of Warsaw]] (Poland, 1999).▼

*ContArte Festival of the Word (Cuba, 2003) – Storytelling.▼

*[[National Council of Teachers of English|National Council of Teachers of English 87th Convention]] (1997).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncte.org/annual |title=NCTE Annual Convention |publisher=Ncte.org |date= |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>▼

*[[Shenandoah University]] (1997).<ref>{{cite web|author=Visit us Visit us Scheduling a visit is easy. |url=http://www.su.edu/ |title=Shenandoah University - Curiosity Required |publisher=Su.edu |date= |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>▼

*Texas Woman’s University Children’s Literature Conferences (1997).▼

==Publications==▼

*''The Storyteller's Candle'' / La velita de los cuentos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.childrensbookpress.org/our-books/latino/storyteller%E2%80%99s-candle|title=Children's Book Press &#124; multicultural &#124; bilingual &#124; children's books|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Childrensbookpress.org|accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>▼

*Picture Books in Spanish: A Best of the Best Backlist. [[Criticas Magazine]]. May/June, 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.criticasmagazine.com/ |title=criticasmagazine.com |access-date=2020-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322175710/http://www.criticasmagazine.com/ |archive-date=2019-03-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>▼

*Cultural Integration at the Library. Library Services to Youth of Hispanic Heritage: Proceedings from the Trejo Foster Foundation Fourth National Institute. McFarland & Company Inc., 1999.▼

*''Señor Cat’s Romance and other Favorite Stories from Latin America''.<ref name="scholastic1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/index.jsp |title=Children Book Publishing |publisher=Scholastic |date= |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>▼

*''The Bossy Gallito''.<ref name="scholastic1"/>▼

*''Juan Bobo and the Buñuelos''. From Sea to Shining Sea: An Anthology of American Folklore.<ref name="scholastic1"/>▼