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2006

 

Arrorró, Mi Niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games selected and illustrated by Lulu Delacre

 

César: ¡Sí, Se Puede!Yes, We Can! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, illustrated by David Diaz

 

My Name Is Celia/Me Llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/La Vida de Celia Cruz by Monica Brown, illustrated by Rafael López

The Pura Belpré Award for Illustration

The Pura Belpré Award, named for the first Latina librarian of the New York Public Library, is awarded biennially to a Latina/Latino writer and illustrator "whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth".  To learn more, pleas visit the ALA web site.

 

 

 

 

Medal Winner

2004

 

First Day in Grapes by L. King Pérez, illustrated by Robert Casilla

 

The Pot that Juan Built by Nancy Andrews-Goebel, illustrated by David Diaz

 

Harvesting Hope: the Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Yuyi Morales

2002

 

Juan Bobo Goes to Work retold by Marisa Montes, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

2000

 

Barrio: José's Neighborhood by George Ancona

 

The Secret Stars by Joseph Slate, illustrated by Felipe Dávalos

 

Mama &Papa Have a Store by Amelia Lau Carling

 

1998

 

In My Family / En mi familia by  Carmen Lomas Garza

 

The Golden Flower: a Taino Myth from Puerto Rico by Nina Jaffe, illustrated by Enrique O Sánchez

 

Gathering the Sun: an Alphabet in Spanish and English  by Alma Flor Ada; English translation by Rosa Zubizarreta, illustrated by Simón Silva

1996

 

Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead by George Ancona

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