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The Pura Belpre Awards
The Pura Belpre Awards, established in 1996, 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. It is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Association to Promote Library Services to the Spanish Speaking (REFORMA), an ALA Affiliate. Winners | 2002
The award is named after Pura Belpre, the first Latina librarian from the New York Public Library. As a children's librarian, storyteller, and author, she enriched the lives of Puerto Rican children in the U.S.A. through her pioneering work of preserving and disseminating Puerto Rican folklore.
The Pura Belpre Awards are given biennially Spanish Language Books
2002 Pura Belpre Medal Winners
Narrative: Pam Muñoz Ryan for Esperanza Rising | Hardcover | Paperback | Audio Cassette
Illustration: Susan Guevara for Chato and the Party Animals, written by Gary Soto | Hardcover
2000 Pura Belpre Medal Winners
Narrative: Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba Alma Flor Ada
Illustration: Magic Windows Ventanas magicas Carmen Lomas Garza (bilingual)
1998 Pura Belpre Medal Winners
Narrative: Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida Victor Martinez
Illustration: Snapshots from the Wedding* Stephanie Garcia Written by Gary Soto
1996 Pura Belpre Medal Winners
Narrative: An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio* Judith Ortiz Cofer
Illustration: Chato Y Su Cena* Spanish Edition Chato's Kitchen English by Susan Guevara , written by Gary Soto
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