Meet the Author Series at Paragraphs
Saturday
– August 13th 1-3 PM
“It’s
Too Windy”
Discussion
and reception with author, Patty York Raymond
It’s Too Windy! is about family and how establishing long lasting traditions leads to developing close
family ties that last a lifetime. This enchanting book is about Jessica and
David, a young sister and brother, who come to town every chance they have in
order to visit with their grandparents and to play with their cousins.
One thing they like to do when they
visit their grandparents is go swimming in their backyard pool. “Hooray!
Yeah! Yippee! Yahoo!” they exclaim as
they run out of the house in anticipation of getting into the pool. However,
their grandmother has other plans for them. She redirects their play and cites
unsatisfactory weather conditions as the reason for not letting them get in the
pool. It doesn’t take the reader long to determine that the grandmother has an
ulterior motive for not letting her grandchildren get in the pool-- but what is
it?
The reader will enjoy the repetitive
text, rhyming words and the rare and unusual vocabulary words throughout the
story. There are numerous opportunities for the children to infer as well as to
predict how long the grandchildren will have to wait in order to get into the
pool or even if they are able to get in the pool.
Patty York Raymond earned her M.Ed. in Early Childhood
Education from the University of Houston and her Administration and Supervision
from Texas A&M International University.
Patty has enjoyed working with children, families, and educators in a
variety of roles including social worker, teacher and administrator. She and
her family reside in McAllen, Texas where she is an independent education
consultant as well as owner/director of Abrazo Case Management Services for
Children and Pregnant Women.
It’s Too Windy! is Patty’s first
book, and it has recently been honored with the International Latino Book Award
for 2016. Her next book, The ABCs to Ranching, is about a mischievous little
boy who goes to the ranch to help his father with the chores. With one mishap
after another, he gains an appreciation for nature and develops a strong
connection with his father and their heritage. The ABCs to Ranching will be in
bookstores late 2016.
This
event is free and open to the public.
Paragraphs On Padre Boulevard, 5505 Padre Blvd. South Padre
Island, TX
For information call us at
956-433-5057
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