{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Jeanette Larson","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/larsonlibrary\/","title":"Sweet 16","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4YTVMBNcKj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2012\/04\/sweet-16\/\">Sweet 16<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2012\/04\/sweet-16\/embed\/#?secret=4YTVMBNcKj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Sweet 16&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"4YTVMBNcKj\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"My family moved a lot and we moved right before my 16th birthday so I don&#8217;t recall ever having a sweet sixteen \u00a0party. \u00a0We had just moved a few weeks before my birthday and I didn&#8217;t know many people. Maybe that explains why I&#8217;m so excited about the 16th birthday of\u00a0El d\u00ed\u00ada de los ni\u00f1os\/El d\u00ed\u00ada de los libros (Children&#8217;s Day\/Book Day). I was there as this D\u00ed\u00ada child was born and have been a loving aunt all of these years.\u00a0What makes this birthday so sweet? So many exciting things are happening for the 16th birthday and D\u00ed\u00ada has so many friends at the party! Recently Pat Mora,\u00a0D\u00ed\u00ada&#8217;s founder, invited authors and illustrators to become\u00a0D\u00ed\u00ada Ambassadors. Check out the\u00a0fabulous list at\u00a0http:\/\/www.patmora.com\/dia\/dia_ambassadors.htm for some of the wonderful people who are adding their voices, in many languages, to\u00a0D\u00ed\u00ada. Books by people like George Ancona (\u00a1Ole! flamenco), Jacqueline Jules (Zapato Power:\u00a0Freddie Ramos Takes...","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.patmora.com\/dia\/images\/ambassadors\/dia_ambassador_badge.gif"}