The recipients of Texas State University's Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award for works published in 2021-22–Aida Salazar and Celia Pérez–will be honored Nov. 9 at Texas State and at the Texas Book Festival in Austin on Nov. 11.
The authors will give presentations from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Nov. 9 in the LBJ Student Center Grand Ballroom. Pérez will discuss her book, 'Tumble, 'from 9:3010 a.m. Salazar will discuss her book, 'A Seed in the Sun,' from 10 a.m. to noon. Books will be available for purchase.
The Rivera Award winners will also attend the Texas Book Festival Nov. 11 in Austin.
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