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Serving as JUDGE for the 2018 OREGON BOOK AWARDS & the ELOISE JARVIS MCGRAW AWARD for Children’s Literature

Approached by the STATE OF OREGON LITERARY ARTS to serve as a JUDGE in reviewing book submissions by publishers such as Scholastic Press, Simon & Schuster, Random House, Albert Whitman & Co., Atheneum Books for Young Readers, etc.  Submissions include children’s books, chapter books, and novels. It was a difficult task since there were so […]

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Posted on April 10th, 2018
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Apr 10

Serving as JUDGE for the 2018 OREGON BOOK AWARDS & the ELOISE JARVIS MCGRAW AWARD for Children’s Literature

Approached by the STATE OF OREGON LITERARY ARTS to serve as a JUDGE in reviewing book submissions by publishers such as Scholastic Press, Simon & Schuster, Random House…
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Mar 27

LATINO TRENDSETTERS and Write Up on Children’s Books!

Recently I was made known that LATINO TRENDSETTERS published an article on the CHILDREN’S BOOKS (See Page 28). On the cover LUIS ANTONIO RAMOS: a Puerto Rican-born Am…
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Mar 27

Third Storybook: “El Tesoro del Rey” (“The King’s Treasure”) Published by the Museo del Nino in Puerto Rico!

Many thanks to the Museo del Niño of San Juan, Puerto Rico and Carmen Vega who purchased the rights, for an agreed upon time, to my third story, “El Tesoro del Rey” (“The…
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Mar 27

A decade of exceptional service by the SCBWI. Thrilled to be a 10+ Year Member of SCBWI!!!

As a 10+ year member of The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, I sincerely extend my thanks to SCBWI for their expert advice in my journey of publishing ch…
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Jul 21

The Annual Latino Educational Conference with The Latino Institute, Inc. New Jersey

My sincere thanks to WILLIAM COLON, President and CARMEN TORRES, Vice President of THE LATINO INSTITUTE, INC. for the invitation to the Annual Latino Educational Conferen…
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Jul 21

Breathtaking Mural of “Lightkeepers to the Rescue!” Book Cover by Award-Winning Illustrator Susan E. Daly!

Award-Winning Illustrator, Susan E. Daly, paints a phenomenal mural, the cover art, to the multiple award-winning children's book, 'Lightkeepers to the Rescue!' This mu…
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Jul 12

“Lightkeepers to the Rescue!” Book Launch and Performance by Art in Motion Dance Company at Historic Hotel Bethlehem!

Many thanks to the Lord for opening the door to Philadelphia’s ART IN MOTION (AIM) Dance Academy and Darlin Garcia for their fantastic dance numbers during the releas…
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Dec 04

Lightkeepers to the Rescue! Wins the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Best Multicultural Children’s Picture Book! Wow! This is Lightkeepers to the Rescue’s 10th Award!

Lightkeepers to the Rescue! is named WINNER for Best Multicultural Children’s Picture Book by the Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards.  Each year the National Assoc…
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Nov 14

USA Best Book Awards honors Lightkeepers to the Rescue! as a Winner in the Children’s Educational category! This is Lightkeepers to the Rescue’s 9th Award!

Lightkeepers to the Rescue! is named WINNER in the Children’s Educational category by The USA Best Book Awards sponsored by USA Book News!  Jeffrey Keen, President…
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Oct 06

Lightkeepers to the Rescue! Wins 1st Place in the Latino Books Into Movies Awards Children’s Animation Category on September 21, 2013!

Another win for Lightkeepers to the Rescue! Thank you, Lord!  The illustrator and I just returned from California where the 2013 Latino Books Into Movies Awards were held.…
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Marisa de Jesus Paolicelli was born and raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and is of Puerto Rican descent. A graduate of Liberty High School, her hobbies and interests include art, theater, reading, writing, decorating, dancing, music, and volleyball. Marisa attended Northampton Area College, and she and her husband, Vincent E. Paolicelli, Jr. D.C., presently reside in Pennsylvania.
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