Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
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Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1996 -- portraying, affirming, and celebrating the Latino cultural experience
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- 3,605 Resources including
- 396 Videos
- 275 Book Readings
- 357 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Illustrator Winner, 2016)
53 Resources14 Awards


Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Illustrator Honor, 2015)
47 Resources16 Awards

Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
(Illustrator Honor, 2016)
47 Resources20 Awards

My Papi Has a Motorcycle
by Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña
(Illustrator Honor, 2020)
45 Resources13 Awards




Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
by Kathleen Krull and Yuyi Morales
(Illustrator Honor, 2004)
41 Resources9 Awards



The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
by Margarita Engle and Sean Qualls
(Author Winner, 2008)
39 Resources5 Awards


Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Illustrator Winner, 2020)
39 Resources6 Awards

Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua
by Gloria Amescua and Duncan Tonatiuh
(Author Honor, 2022)
39 Resources13 Awards


Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar
(Author Honor, 2020)
38 Resources11 Awards

Los Gatos Black on Halloween
by Marisa Montes and Yuyi Morales
(Author Honor, 2008)
(Illustrator Winner, 2008)
37 Resources6 Awards


The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
(Author Honor, 2009)
(Illustrator Honor, 2009)
36 Resources11 Awards

Mango, Abuela, and Me
by Meg Medina and Angela Dominguez
(Author Honor, 2016)
(Illustrator Honor, 2016)
36 Resources7 Awards






The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes
(Illustrator Honor, 2017)
34 Resources10 Awards

Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
(Author Honor, 2020)
34 Resources11 Awards

Sharuko: El arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
by Monica Brown and Elisa Chavarri
(Illustrator Honor, 2021)
34 Resources11 Awards



Esquivel!: Space-Age Sound Artist
by Susan Wood and Duncan Tonatiuh
(Illustrator Honor, 2017)
33 Resources8 Awards





Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale
(Author Honor, 2014)
(Illustrator Honor, 2014)
32 Resources10 Awards

Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
by Yuyi Morales
(Illustrator Winner, 2004)
31 Resources9 Awards

Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
by Monica Brown and Sara Palacios
(Illustrator Honor, 2012)
31 Resources6 Awards

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
(Author Winner, 2013)
31 Resources14 Awards



Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
by Monica Brown and John Parra
(Illustrator Honor, 2018)
30 Resources7 Awards

Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
by Yuyi Morales
(Author Honor, 2009)
(Illustrator Winner, 2009)
29 Resources6 Awards

