Articles to inspire and reflect
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I Am All That I See, The Power of Reflection, Inside and Out
by Maya Christina Gonzalez
In this article written for Celebrating Cuentos: Promoting Latino Children's Literature And Literacy In Classrooms And Libraries (2010 Libraries Unlimited by J. Naidoo), Maya discusses the power of reflection and seeing ourselves in our world. She addresses how the lack of appropriate reflection in our world can affect us on so many levels and where she found reflection during her childhood when no books existed that looked like her or reflected her experience. She also shares about the power and precious gift of creativity and harnessing this authentic birthright as a tool for self-empowerment which is the primary premise of her Claiming Face curriculum.
I Know the River Loves Me
by Maya Christina Gonzalez
In this article written for Matching books and readers: Helping English learners in grades K-6 (2010 Guilford Press by N. Hadaway and T. Young), Maya talks about finding reflection in Nature. She discusses the art and stories behind the two books she has both written and illustrated, I Know the River Loves Me and My Colors, My World. She also invites the reader to sit for a moment and be present with the world around you. She says, "Know that you belong exactly where you are. Notice all the ways that nature is loving you right now, even the air, holding you in the perfect place. This moment, this world is yours."
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