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The Pura Belpre Award was established to honor Latino writers and illustrators
whose work best embodies the Latino cultural experience in a work of children's
literature. The award is named after Pura Belpre, the first Latina librarian
at the New York Public Library. Belpre is known for her work in preserving
and disseminating Puerto Rican Folklore. The Pura Belpre Award was first
presented in 1996 and is presented biennially by the Association for Library
Services to Children (ALSC) and the National Association to Promote Library
Services to the Spanish Speaking (REFORMA).
| 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 |

1996
| Pura Belpre Author Award |
Coffer, Judith Oritz. An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio. New York: Orchard Books, 1995.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7 O765 Is 1995
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| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Soto, Gary. Baseball in April and Other Stories. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7 S7242 Bas 1990
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| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Gonzalez, Lucia. The Bossy Gallito/El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale. New York: Scholastic, 1994.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ74.1 G76 1994
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Award |
Guevara, Susan. Chato's Kitchen. New York: Putnam's, 1995.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7 S7242 Ch 1995 |
| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Delacre, Lulu. The Bossy Gallito/El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale. New York: Scholastic, 1994.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ74.1 G76 1994 |
| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Garza, Carmen Lomas. Family Pictures/Cuadros de Familia. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1990.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR E184 S75 L66 1990
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Ancona, George. Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead.
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1993.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR F1210 A75 1993
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1998
| Pura Belpre Author Award |
Martinez, Victor. Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida.
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1996.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7 M36718 Par 1996
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| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Martinez, Floyd. Spirits of the High Mesa.
Houston: Arte Público Press, 1997.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PS3563 A733343 S68 1997
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| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Alarcon, Francisco X. Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems/Jitomates Risuenos y Otros Poemas de Primavera.
San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1997.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PS3551 L22 L38 1997
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Award |
Garcia, Stephanie. Snapshots from the Wedding.
New York: G.P. Putnam's, 1997.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7 S7242 Sn 1997
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Sanchez, Enrique O. Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico.
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1996.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR F1969 J33 1996
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Garza, Carmen Lomas. In My Family.
San Francisco: Children's Book Press/Libros Para Niños, 1996.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR E184 S75 L67 1996
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Silva, Simon. Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1997.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PQ7079.2 A32 G38 1997
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2000
| Pura Belpre Author Award |
Ada, Alma Flor. Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PS3551 D22 Z475 1998
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| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Alarcon, Francisco X. From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems/Del Ombligo de la Luna y Otro Poemas de Verano.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PS3551 L22 F76 1998
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| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Herrera, Juan Felipe. Laughing Out Loud, I Fly: Poems in English and Spanish.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PS3558 E74 L38 1998
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Award |
Garza, Carmen Lomas. Magic Windows.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR E184 M5 L59 1999
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Ancona, George. Barrio: Jose's Neighborhood.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR F869 S39 M53 1998
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Davalos, Felipe. The Secret Stars.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7 S6289 Se 1998
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Carling, Amelia Lau.Mama & Papa Have a Store.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7 C216354 Mam 1998
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2002
| Pura Belpre Author Award |
Ryan, Pam Munoz. Esperanza Rising. New York: Scholastic Press, 2000.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7 R9553 Es 2000
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| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Alarcon, Francisco X. Iguanas in the Snow. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 2001.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PS3551 L22 I39 2001
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| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Jimenez, Francisco. Breaking Through. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: Not owned
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Award |
Guevara, Susan. Chato and the Party Animals. New York: Putnam, 2000.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7 S7242 Cj 2000
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Cepeda, Joe. Juan Bobo Goes to Work. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 2000.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ8.1 M765 Ju 2000
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2004
| Pura Belpre Author Award |
Alvarez, Julia. Before We Were Free. New York: A. Knopf, 2002.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: Not owned by ENR
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| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Osa, Nancy. Cuba 15. New York: Delacorte Press, 2003.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7 O785 Cu 2003
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| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Perez, Amanda Irma. My Diary From Here to There. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 2002.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ73 P4654 2002
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Award |
Morales, Yuyi. Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2003.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ8.1 M7955 Ju 2003
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Casilla, Robert. First Day in Grapes. New York: Lee & Low Books, 2002.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7 P4256 Fi 2002
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Diaz, David. The Pot that Juan Built. New York:
Lee & Low Books, 2002.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: Not owned by ENR
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Morales, Yuyi. Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez. New York:
Harcourt Children's Books, 2003
Nesbitt Room Holdings: Not owned by ENR
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2006
| Pura Belpre Author Award |
Canales, Viola. The Tequila Worm.
New York: Wendy Lamb Books, 2005.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7 C161643 Te 2005
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| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Bernier-Grand, Carmen T. César: ¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2004.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PS3602 .E7624 C47 2004
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| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Mora, Pat. Doña Flor: a Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart. New York: Knopf, 2005.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7 .M78819 Don 2005
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Award |
Colón, Raul. Doña Flor: a Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart. New York: Knopf, 2005.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7 .M78819 Don 2005
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Delacre, Lulu. Arrorró, Mi Niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games. New York: Lee & Low Books, 2004.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ74.3 .A77 2004
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Diaz, David. César: ¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2004.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PS3602 .E7624 C47 2004
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
López, Rafael. My Name Is Celia/ Me Llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz. Flagstaff: Rising Moon, 2004.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR ML3930 . C96 B76 2004
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2008
| Pura Belpre Author Award |
Engle, Margarita. The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom. New York: Henry Holt, 2008.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: PS3555 N4254 S87 2008
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| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Morales, Yuyi. Just In Case. New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2008.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7.M7881927 Ju 2008
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| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
González, Lucía. The Storyteller’s Candle / La Velita de los Cuentos. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 2008.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ73 .G5886 2008
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| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Jiménez, Francisco. Reaching Out. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PS3560.I55 R43 2008
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Award |
Morales, Yuyi. Just In Case. New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2008.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7.M7881927 Ju 2008
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Dorros, Arthur. Papá and Me. New York: Rayo/HarperCollinsPublishers, 2008.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ7.D7294 Pap 2008
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
González, Lucía. The Storyteller’s Candle / La Velita de los Cuentos. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 2008.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ73 .G5886 2008
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| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Tafolla, Carmen. What Can You Do With a Rebozo? Berkeley: Tricycle Press, 2008.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR PZ8.3.T114915 Wh 2008
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2010
| Pura Belpre Author Award |
Alvarez, Julia. Return to Sender. New York:
Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: |
| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Bernier-Grand, Carmen T. Diego: Bigger Than Life. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2009.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR ND259.R5 B47 2009 |
| Pura Belpre Author Honor |
Lázaro, Georgina. Federico García Lorca. New York:
Lectorum Publications Inc., 2009.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: |
| Pura Belpre Illustrator Award |
López, Rafael. Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day; Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los libros. New York: Rayo, 2009.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: |
| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Diaz, David. Diego: Bigger Than Life. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2009.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: ENR ND259.R5 B47 2009 |
| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Morales, Yuyi. My Abuelita. Orlando, Fla: Harcourt Children's Books, 2009.
Nesbitt Room Holdings: |
| Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor |
Parra, John. Gracias Thanks. New York:
Lee & Low Books, 2009.
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