Pura Belpre Award
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What is the Pura Belpre Award? The Pura Belpre Award is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and a Latino/Latina illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth, up to age fourteen.
Who decides the winner? The award committee is comprised of a chair and three members of Association for Library service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA, and three members from the National Association to Promote Library and Information services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking (REFORMA), an ALA Affiliate.
When did the award begin? The award began in 1996 and is offered biennially.
What special criteria are used to select this award? The award-winning books must be published in the United States or Puerto Rico, and the winners must reside in either the United States or Puerto Rico. The committee considers works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry published in English, Spanish, or bilingual format that have the Latino cultural experience as a theme.
Why is it called the Pura Belpre Book Award? This award was named after Pura Belpre, the first Latina librarian from the New York Public Library. She enriched the lives of Puerto Rican children in the United States by preserving and disseminating Puerto Rican folklore.
What does the award look like? The bronze-colored circular award features a relief of Pura Belpre, a book, and two children. Across the top is the inscription, "Pura Belpre Award."
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All nominated titles listed.
N for Narrative; I for illustration.
Winner in bold.
| YEAR | AUTHOR | TITLE (Curriculum Lab Call Number) |
| 2006 N | Canales, Viola | THE TEQUILA WORM (YP C212te) |
| I | Colon, Raul | DONA FLOR: A TALL TALK ABOUT A GIANT WOMAN AND A GREAT BIG HEART (J M827do) |
| N | Bernier-Grant, Carmen T. | CESAR: SI, SE PUEDE! YES, WE CAN! (J 811.54 B528ce) |
| N | Mora, Pat | DONA FLOR: A TALL TALE ABOUT A GIANT WOMAN WITH A GREAT BIG HEART |
| N | Ryan, Pam Munoz | BECOMING NAOMI LEON (YP R989be) |
| I | Delacre, Lulu | ARRORRO, MI NINO: LATINO LULLABIES AND GENTLE GAMES (J 398.8 A778) |
| I | Diaz, David | CESAR: SI, SE PUEDE! YES, WE CAN! (J 811.54 B528ce) |
| I | Lopez, Rafael | MY NAME IS CELIA/ ME LLAMO CELIA: THE LIFE OF CELIA CRUZ/ LA VIDA DE CELIA CRUZ (J 92 C957br) |
| 2004 N | Alvarez, Julia | BEFORE WE WERE FREE (YP A473be) |
| I | Morales, Yuyi | JUST A MINUTE: A TRICKSTER TALE AND COUNTING BOOK |
| N | Osa, Nancy | CUBA 15 |
| N | Perez, Amada Irma | MY DIARY FROM HERE TO THERE/ MI DIARIO DE AQUI HASTA ALLA (J P438my) |
| I | Casilla, Robert | FIRST DAY IN GRAPES (J P438fi) |
| I | Diaz, David | POT THAT JUAN BUILT (J 92 Q5an) |
| I | Morales, Yuyi | HARVESTING HOPE: THE STORY OF CESAR CHAVEZ (YP 92 C512kr) |
| 2002 N | Ryan, Pam Munoz | ESPERANZA RISING (YP R989es) |
| I | Guevara, Susan | CHATO AND THE PARTY ANIMALS (JBP Soto) |
| N | Jimenez, Francisco | BREAKING THROUGH (YP J61br) |
| N | Alarcon, Francisco X. | IGUANAS IN THE SNOW |
| I | Cepeda, Joe | JUAN BOBO GOES TO WORK |
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| 2000 N | Ada, Alma Flor | UNDER THE ROYAL PALMS: A CHILDHOOD IN CUBA (YP 92A191ad) |
| I | Lomas Garza, Carmen | MAGIC WINDOWS |
| N | Alarcon, Francisco X. | FROM THE BELLYBUTTON OF THE MOON AND OTHER SUMMER POEMS/ DEL OMBLIGO DE LA LUNA Y OTRO POEMAS DE VERANO. |
| N | Herrera, Juan Felipe | LAUGHING OUT LOUD, I FLY: POEMS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH |
| I | Ancona, George | BARRIO: JOSE'S NEIGHBORHOOD (J 979.4 A542ba) |
| I | Carling, Amelia Lua | MAMA & PAPA HAVE A STORE |
| I | Davalos, Felipe | SECRET STARS |
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| 1998 N | Martinez, Victor | PARROT IN THE OVEN: MI VIDA |
| I | Garcia, Stempanie | SNAPSHOTS FROM THE WEDDING |
| N | Alarcon, Francisco | LAUGHING TOMATOES AND OTHER SPRING POEMS/ JITOMATES RISUENOS Y OTROS POEMAS DE PRIMAVERA |
| N | Martinez, Floyd | SPIRITS OF THE HIGH MESA |
| I | Lomas Garza, Carmen | IN MY FAMILY/ EN MI FAMILIA |
| I | Sanchez, Enrique O. | THE GOLDEN FLOWER: A TAINO MYTH FROM PUERTO RICO |
| I | Silva, Simon | GATHERING THE SUN: AN ALPHABET IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH |
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| 1996 N | Cofer, Judith Ortiz | AN ISLAND LIKE YOU: STORIES OF THE BARRIO (YP O77is) |
| I | Guevara, Susan | CHATO'S KITCHEN |
| N | Gonzalez, Lucia | THE BOSSY GALLITO/ EL GALLO DE BODAS: A TRADITIONAL CUBAN FOLKTALE |
| N | Soto, Gary | BASEBALL IN APRIL, AND OTHER STORIES (J S718ba) |
| I | Ancona, George | PABLO REMEMBERS: THE FIESTA OF THE DAY OF THE DEAD (J 393.9 A542pa) |
| I | Delacre, Lulu | THE BOSSY GALITO/ EL GALLO DE BODAS: A TRADITIONAL CUBAN FOLKTALE |
| I | Lomas Garza, Carmen | FAMILY PICTURES/ CUADROS DE FAMILIA |
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