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Maya Christina Gonzalez born is an award-winning queer Call Me Tree: Llamame Arbol artist, illustrator, educator and publisher. Gonzalez is a co-founder of the publishing house, Reflection Press. This early gift inspired her to start drawing and introduced her to how art can help Call Me Tree: Llamame Arbol. At age thirteen, Gonzalez and her family moved to rural Oregon where she experienced racism and homophobia. This is when she began painting. Gonzalez was prompted to move from Oregon to San Francisco after she was shot at while living in a lesbian wilderness community. After leaving school with only a few art classes taken, Gonzalez explored creating her Call Me Tree: Llamame Arbol art. At this time, Gonzales was interested in exploring the nature of "reality, consciousness and how these relate to creativity" and was very influenced by Jane Roberts ' channeling of another consciousness that Roberts referred to as Seth. Harriet asked if she would be interested in illustrating children's books which is ultimately what lead Gonzal to her passion for illustrating. InGonzalez suffered from a toxic dose of chemicals in a print-making accident. I'm in line with my beliefs and completely out of line with the beliefs of the dominant culture. Gonzalez's art depicts non-stereotypical images of people, including overweight individuals and empowered women. Gonzalez considers it very important as a child to see oneself depicted in books. Alarcon's stories, Gonzalez had to fight to keep the image of an overweight boy who was meant to mirror Alarcon himself. Environmental concerns are important in Gonzalez's work. The book was considered a "beautiful story. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Maya Christina Gonzalez. The Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 29 April Cervantez, and Cecilia Alvarez". Iowa Research Call Me Tree: Llamame Arbol. University of Iowa. Retrieved 18 March Reflection Press. Maya Gonzalez. Archived from the original PDF on University of South Carolina Call Me Tree: Llamame Arbol of Education. University of South Carolina. Retrieved 30 April Colorin colorado. Reading Rockets. Archived from the original on 29 March The Santa Barbara Independent. Archived from the original on 24 June Retrieved 30 April — via Maya Gonzalez. Maya Gonzalez Curriculum Development and Trainings. New York: Children's Book Press. Daily Nexus. Libraries Unlimited. SF Weekly. Retrieved 30 April — via Maya Gomez. San Francisco Chronicle. Chicano Folklore: A Handbook. Windy City Times. YouTube Video. Kid Lit Equality. Children's Book Press. Library Media Connection. Latin Life. Kirkus Reviews. Red Alert Politics. East Bay Express. The Active Voice. Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Association for Library Service to Children. The American Library Association. Texas State University. Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. Children's Books on Pronouns - The Gender Wheel

Posted by Mr. Schu April 17, I am excited to share with you my interview with award-winning author-illustrator Maya Christina Gonzalez. Her passion for children's books practically jumps off the page. I wrote the Call Me Tree: Llamame Arbol in orangeand she wrote the words in black. Thank you, Maya! They teach me how to grow in the deep dark, how to dream big and become tall as the sky! Trees pretty much rock! Or how to draw and paint a jaguar or a toad or a kingfisher like in Poems of the Iguazu by Francisco Alarcon. In Call Me Tree I combined watercolor, ink and color pencil. I painted the entire book at one time instead of doing it spread by spread. I had no idea if it would all work out and Call Me Tree: Llamame Arbol totally did! I love his poems! We need diverse books but even more than that we need diverse authors and artists who can tell us stories about their lives and experiences from their perspectives. Everyone has a story to tell and all stories are important because all stories are connected. I think San Francisco i s one of the best places in the world to live. I live between the Castro and the Mission Districts. The Castro is a historically gay community and the Mission is historically Latino. There is so much history all around me! For example in the Castro there are large brass plagues embedded in the sidewalk that tell the history of LGBT folks throughout time! Writers, artists, dancers, philosophers, politicians, activists and more! Just two blocks from my apartment is the Mission Dolores Church that is the oldest original intact Mission in California and the oldest building in San Francisco. History, stories, the past mixes with the present and everything in between all around me! I love it all! I think that pretty much sums up my feelings there! Terribly convenient for someone like me Call Me Tree: Llamame Arbol both tells stories and makes art!!! And they pretty much mean the same thing every time someone looks Call Me Tree: Llamame Arbol them. Excuse me, is that magic Call Me Tree: Llamame Arbol what?! I always hide secrets in the art of my books! In Iguanas in the Snow there is an iguana on every single page! In Laughing Call Me Tree: Llamame Arbol I hid my very first secret. Yes, you read the squiggly lines right! The river told me the story! I was visiting one of my dear friends the river and while I was sitting there I heard a story. But when I got back to San Call Me Tree: Llamame Arbol my editor called me in a pickle. She desperately needed someone who had a story to fill an empty spot in her publishing roster and lo and behold, the river had just told me one! There are more, but that one is my favies! Rules for the Giveaway. It will run from April 17 to PM on April You must be at least If you win, please pay it forward. Post a Comment. Posted by John Schu October 22, Click here to download the activity guide. Author-illustrator Maya Christina Gonzalez

Flashlight —written and illustrated by Lizi Boyd. In this wordless picture book, a young boy leaves his tent and begins to explore. The beam of his flashlight illuminates the inhabitants of the forest including owls, raccoons, deer, and mice. The tables are turned when he drops the flashlight and the animals turn the light on him. This book would be a great starting point for talking about what happens in the forest at night and can be fun for ALL ages even your youngest learners! Find this book at your local library or link to it here on Amazon! Written in both English and Spanish, the child in this book grows as tall and Call Me Tree: Llamame Arbol as a tree. Deliberately gender neutral, the brief text captures the sense of belonging that all children desire. All trees belong. You can try to find this book at your local library or click here to Call Me Tree: Llamame Arbol to this book on Amazon. Call Me Tree. Search for:. Review by: Linda Spence Flashlight —written and illustrated by Lizi Boyd In this wordless picture book, a young boy leaves his tent and begins to explore. Post to Cancel.