Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2021
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Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1996 -- portraying, affirming, and celebrating the Latino cultural experience
Sponsored by Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), and REFORMA
- 2,699 Resources including
- 254 Videos
- 217 Book Readings
- 288 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Illustrator Honor, 2015)
45 Resources16 Awards
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Illustrator Winner, 2016)
44 Resources12 Awards
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
by Kathleen Krull and Yuyi Morales
(Illustrator Honor, 2004)
40 Resources9 Awards
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
(Illustrator Honor, 2016)
40 Resources17 Awards
My Papi Has a Motorcycle
by Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña
(Illustrator Honor, 2020)
38 Resources12 Awards
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
by Margarita Engle and Sean Qualls
(Author Winner, 2008)
36 Resources5 Awards
Los Gatos Black on Halloween
by Marisa Montes and Yuyi Morales
(Author Winner, 2008)
35 Resources6 Awards
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Illustrator Winner, 2020)
35 Resources6 Awards
Storyteller's Candle, The / La velita de los cuentos
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
(Author Honor, 2009)
34 Resources10 Awards
The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes
(Illustrator Honor, 2017)
31 Resources10 Awards
Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
by Yuyi Morales
(Illustrator Winner, 2004)
30 Resources9 Awards
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
(Author Winner, 2013)
29 Resources12 Awards
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar
(Author Honor, 2020)
29 Resources11 Awards
Esquivel!: Space-Age Sound Artist
by Susan Wood and Duncan Tonatiuh
(Illustrator Honor, 2017)
28 Resources7 Awards
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
by Monica Brown and Sara Palacios
(Illustrator Honor, 2012)
27 Resources5 Awards
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
by Monica Brown and John Parra
(Illustrator Honor, 2018)
27 Resources5 Awards
Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
by Yuyi Morales
(Author Winner, 2009)
26 Resources6 Awards
Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
(Author Honor, 2020)
25 Resources10 Awards
My Name Is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz / Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz
by Monica Brown and Rafael López
(Illustrator Honor, 2006)
24 Resources2 Awards
Sharuko: El arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
by Monica Brown and Elisa Chavarri
(Illustrator Honor, 2021)
24 Resources7 Awards