Award- Belpré

 

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The Pura Belpré Award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library.  The award is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. -ALA

2008 Belpré Award Book for Narrative – The Poet Slave of Cuba : A Biography of Juan Francisco Monzano

                                                                      (Margarita Engle)  j811.092 M296c

2008 Belpré Honor Books for Narrative        

                                                - Frida: ¡Viva la Vida! Long Live Life! (Carmen T. Bernier-Grand)

                                                - Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale (Carmen Agra Deedy)

                                                - Los Gatos Black on Halloween (Marisa Montes)

 

2008 Belpré Award Book for Illustration – Los Gatos Black on Halloween (Yuyi Morales)

 

2008 Belpré Honor Books for Illustration

                                                - My Name Is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez/ Me  

                                                 Llamo Gabito: La Vida de Gabriel García Márquez (Raúl Colón)

                                                - My Colors, My World: Mis Colores, Mi Mundo (Maya Christina Gonzalez)

2006 Belpré Award Book for Narrative – The Tequila Worm (Viola Canales) jF Can

 

2006 Belpré Honor Books for Narrative

                                                - César: ¡Si, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! (Carmen T. Bernier-Grand) j811 B528c

                                                - Doña Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart (Pat Mora)

                                                - Becoming Naomi León (Pam Muñoz Ryan) jF Rya

 

2006 Belpré Award Book for Illustration – Doña Flor: A Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart

                                                                        (Raul Colón)

2006 Belpré Honor Books for Illustration

                                                - Arrorró, Mi Niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games (Lulu Delacre) j398.809 A778                                               

                                                - César: וֹSí, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! (David Diaz) j811 B528c

- My Name Is Celia/ Me Llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/ La Vida de Celia       

 Cruz (Rafael López) j921 C957b

2004 Belpré Award Book for Narrative – Before We Were Free (Julia Alvarez) jF ALv

 

2004 Belpré Honor Books for Narrative

                                                - Cuba 15 (Nancy Osa) jF Osa

                                                - My Diary from Here to There/ Mi Diario de Aquí Hasta Allá (Amada Irma Perez)

                                                  jF Per

 

2004 Belpré Award Book for Illustration – Just a Minute:  A Trickster Tale and Counting Book (Yuyi   

                                                                        Morales) jE Mor

2004 Belpré Honor Books for Illustration

                                                - First Day in Grapes (Robert Casilla) jE Per

                                                - The Pot That Juan Built (David Diaz) j921 O5a

                                                - Harvesting Hope:  The Story of Cesar Chavez (Yuyi Morales) j921 C512k

2002 Belpré Award Book for Narrative – Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan) jF Rya

 

2002 Belpré Honor Books for Narrative

                                                - Breaking Through (Francisco Jiménez) jF Jim

                                                - Iguanas in the Snow (Francisco X. Alarcón) j811 A321i

 

2002 Belpré Award Book for Illustration – Chato and the Party Animals (Susan Guevara) jE Sot

 

2002 Belpré Honor Book for Illustration

                                                - Juan Bobo Goes to Work (Joe Cepeda) j398.2 M779j

2000 Belpré Award Book for Narrative – Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba (Alma Flor Ada)

 

2000 Belpré Honor Books for Narrative

                                                - From the Belly Button of the Moon and Other Summer Poems:  Del Ombligo de

                                                  la Luna y Otro Poemas de Verano (Francisco X. Alarcón) j811 A321f

                                                - Laughing out Loud, I Fly:  Poems in English and Spanish (Juan Felipe Herrera)

 

2000 Belpré Award Book for Illustration – Magic Windows (Carmen Lomas Garza)

 

2000 Belpré Award Books for Illustration

                                                - Barrio: José’s Neighborhood (George Ancona)

                                                - The Secret Stars (Felipe Dávalos)

                                                - Mama and Papa Have a Store (Amelia Lau Carling)

1998 Belpré Award Book for Narrative – Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida (Victor Martinez) jF Mar

 

1998 Belpré Honor Books for Narrative

                                                - Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems/ Jitomates Risueños y Otros

                                                 Poemas de Primavera (Francisco Alcarón) j811 A321L

                                                - Spirits of the High Mesa (Floyd Martinez)

 

1998 Belpré Award Book for Illustration – Snapshots from the Wedding (Stephanie Garcia) jE Sot

 

1998 Belpré Honor Books for Illustration

                                                - In My Family/ En Mi Familia (Carmen Lomas Garza) 

                                                - The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico (Enrique Sánchez)

                                                   j398.2 J23g

                                                - Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English (Simón Silva)

                                                   j811 A191g

1996 Belpré Award Book for Narrative – An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio (Judith Ortiz Cofer)

                                                                      jF Cof 1996

1996 Belpré Honor Books for Narrative

                                                - The Bossy Gallito/ El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale

  (Lucía González)

                                                - Baseball in April, and Other Stories (Gary Soto)

 

1996 Belpré Award Book for Illustration – Chato’s Kitchen (Susan Guevara) jE Sot

 

1996 Belpré Honor Books for Illustration

                                                - Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead (George Ancona)

                                                - The Bossy Gallito/ El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale (Lulu

                                                   Delacre)

                                                - Family Pictures/ Cuadros de Familia (Carmen Lomas Garza) j301.421 L839f

 

Professional Resources

Marks, Diana F.  Children’s Book Award Handbook.  2006.  CML 810.809282 M346c

Pura Belpré Awards: Celebrating Latino Authors and Illustrators.  2006.  CML 810.992 P985

 

 

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