The Tale of the Tiger Slippers National Bus TourWorld's Miss New Mexico Teen Tourism, Valeria Marquez meets Author/Artist/Illustrator, Jan Brett
During the Tale of the Tiger Slippers National Bus Tour stop in Farmington, Valeria purchased her favorite book "Mermaid" by Jan Brett and got to meet her.
Jan Brett is the New York Times #1 bestselling artist/author of over 35 picture books that have sold over 42 million copies combined. Her books have been chosen as “Best Children’s Books of the Year” by The New Yorker, Parents Magazine, Redbook, and others. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up. Jan visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work.
World’s Teen New Mexico Tourism, Valeria Marquez is a champion for "REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico" and shares her passion by using it as a platform for the upcoming national competition scheduled for July 24, 25, 26, 2020 in Pigeon Forge, TennesseeThank you. Valeria for reading in Spanish to our kids, collecting and distributing backpacks with First Book bilingual/multicultural books and hygiene items to kids at the border for "Children in Crisis." Valeria also participated at the first Bilingual Book Festival at the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque for El Dia de Los Ninos, El Dia de Los Libros / Children's Day/Children's Book Day and will be participating again on April 25, 2020.
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