Award- Belpré
Revised 1/12/09
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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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