Piñata Books named Tejas Stars for 2010-2011

The Tejas Star Book Award was created by the Region One Education Service Center Library Advisory Committee to promote reading in general and for readers to discover the cognitive and economic benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism.  All the children of Texas, not just English language learners, will have the opportunity to select their favorite book from the Tejas Star list during the upcoming academic year.

The 2010-2011 Tejas Star Book list includes the following Piñata Books:

• The Party For Papá Luis / La fiesta para Papá Luis by Diane Bertrand

• Abuelo vivía solo / Grandpa Used To Live Alone by Amy Costales

• René Has Two Last Names / René tiene dos apellidos by René Colato Laínez

• No Time For Monsters / No hay tiempo para monstruos by Spelile Rivas

• Baseball On Mars / Béisbol en Marte by Rafael Rivera & Tim Hoppey

• The Case Of The Pen Gone Missing: A Mickey Rangel Mystery / El caso de la pluma perdida by René Saldaña, Jr.

For more information about the Tejas Star Book Award, click here.