Pam Muñoz Ryan

Pam Muñoz Ryan ( born December 25, 1951 in Bakersfield ) is an American-Mexican children and youth writer.

Life

Pam Muñoz grew up in Bakersfield ( California). Your grandparents were Mexican immigrants. She attended Washington Junior High and Bakersfield High School. She then studied at Bakersfield Junior College and San Diego State University. After graduating she worked as a coordinator for the Red Cross at Camp Pendleton. She married Jim Ryan and both moved to San Diego County. There she worked for three years as a teacher in Escondido. After the birth of their children (two daughters and two twin brothers ), she worked part-time in a preschool. She studied for a Master's degree in post -secondary education, with the aim to teach literature for children. At this time she was encouraged by a professor to write their own books.

Pam Muñoz Ryan in 1994 published her first children's book One Hundred is a Family. Meanwhile, she has published over 30 books that have been translated into Spanish. She has received numerous awards, including the National Education Association Cand Human Rights Award, the Virginia Hamilton Award for Multicultural Literature and the Willa Cather Literary Award.

Works (selection)

Children's Books

  • One Hundred is a Family. Hyperion Books for Children 1994
  • The flag we love. Charlesbridge Publishing 1996
  • Amelia and Eleanor go for a Ride. Scholastic Press 1999
  • Mice and Beans. Scholastic Press 2001
  • Hello Ocean. Charlesbridge Publishing 2001
  • When Marian Sang. Scholastic Press 2002
  • Mud is Cake. Scholastic Press 2002
  • Nacho and Lolita. Scholastic Press 2005
  • There was no snow on Christmas eve. Hyperion Books for Children 2005
  • Our California. Scholastic Press, 2008
  • Tony Baloney. Scholastic Press 2011

Youth novels

  • Riding Freedom. Scholastic Press 1998
  • Esperanza Rising. Scholastic Press 2000
  • Becoming Naomi Leon. Scholastic Press 2004
  • Paint the Wind. Scholastic Press, 2007
  • The Dreamer. Scholastic Press 2010

Anthologies

  • The Gift of the Magi. Scholastic Inc. 2002
  • First crossing. Candlewick 2004
  • Friends. Scholastic Press 2005
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