Get your READING Shoes on for our March Madness Reading Marathon! Peruse exciting tales, skim through heartwarming fiction, and meander on relaxing stories focused on all the wonderful diversity our state has to offer. Lead the way for your students to get in the groove and get in their best comfy chair or reading nook with these incredible selections.

Download Information Packet with Titles and Summaries Here

Check Out Our New Literary Map of New Mexico! 

Artist Profile: An Interview with Joel Nakamura 

Storyteller Joe Hayes Shares His Repertoire of Folktales 
 

For Educators: 

Creative Arts Activity Sheet for I Dreamed I Was a Dog

Check Out Our 2026 Titles Below! 

I Dreamed I was a Dog: ages 3 - 6
Herizon: ages 3 - 8 (no words)
Book Fiesta: ages 4 - 8
Where Butterflies Fill the Sky: ages 4 - 8
Finding My Dance: ages 4 - 8
My Pet Rattlesnake: ages 5 - 10
Tortilla Sun: ages 9 - 12
Bad News for Outlaws: ages 9 - 12
Tumble: ages 9 -12

Send In Your Reviews!

Have you or your student read one of these books and would like to share your thoughts? Send us your reviews and we will post them below.

My Pet Rattlesnake

"I like the illustrations... I like that it has animals. I highly recommend it."
Hugh, age 7

Herizon 

"My favorite part was the coyotes!"
Maya, age 5

Where Butterflies Fill the Sky

"It has a lot of culture in it, and it shows how nice it is to have a home where you actually belong.... I chose it because of all the action and the colors."
Enzo, age 7

President of NEA-New Mexico and Delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly

Bethany Jarrell 

Vice President of NEA-New Mexico and Delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly

Jennifer Trujillo

Constitutional Amendment One

Yes

State Delegates to the 2025 NEA Representative Assembly 

Natalia Fierro, Las Cruces 
Lucille Martinez-Holguin, Espanola 
David Luera, Las Cruces 
Kate MacDermott, Santa Fe 
Christine Trujillo, Las Cruces 
Sara Samaniego, Las Cruces 
Mary Daniel-Montoya, Las Cruces 
Tena Joslin, Farmington 
Diana Jackson, Alamogordo 
Tricia Joslin, Farmington
Jennifer Edic, Bernalillo 
Melanie Carmona, Alamogordo

State Category Two Delegate to the 2025 NEA Representative Assembly

Cherlynn Lee, Central Consolidated

Cluster Delegate to the 2025 NEA Representative Assembly

Aimee Feldman, Raton 
Sue Holland, Raton 
Marlon Burton, Tularosa 
Jolene Martin, Pojoaque

Southeast Region-District 1 Member of the NEA-New Mexico Board of Directors

Trish Ruiz, Hobbs

Southwest Region-District 1 Member of the NEA-New Mexico Board of Directors

Diana Jackson, Alamogordo

Southwest Region-District 2 Member of the NEA-New Mexico Board of Directors

Julie Startz, Las Cruces

Southwest Region-District 2 Member of the Education Political Action Committee

Brandy Snyder, Las Cruces

Member of the NEA-New Mexico Board of Directors, representing Retired Members

Eduardo Holguin
Betty Patterson

Retired Delegate to the 2025 NEA Representative Assembly

Rosalinda Carreon-Altamirano
Eduardo Holguin