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Pura Belpré Award Winners & Honor Books

This award, named after the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library, is presented annually 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.
The Coquíes Still Sing by Karina Noelle González
The Coquíes Still Sing
Karina Noelle González
The Notebook Keeper by Stephen Briseño
The Notebook Keeper
Stephen Briseño
Tumble by Celia C. Pérez
Tumble
Celia C. Pérez
Where Wonder Grows by Xelena González
Where Wonder Grows
Xelena González
A Land of Books by Duncan Tonatiuh
A Land of Books
Duncan Tonatiuh
Magic by Mirelle Ortega
Magic
Mirelle Ortega
Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo
Miss Quinces
Kat Fajardo
Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando by Claudia Guadalupe Martínez
Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando
Claudia Guadalupe Martínez
¡Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge by Raúl the Third
¡Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge
Raúl the Third
Boogie Boogie, Y'all by C. G. Esperanza
Boogie Boogie, Y'all
C. G. Esperanza
Bright Star by Yuyi Morales
Bright Star
Yuyi Morales
De aquí como el coquí by Nomar Perez
De aquí como el coquí
Nomar Perez
May Your Life Be Deliciosa by Michael Genhart
May Your Life Be Deliciosa
Michael Genhart
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
The Last Cuentista
Donna Barba Higuera
Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs
Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
Alda P. Dobbs
Child of the Flower-Song People by Gloria Amescua
Child of the Flower-Song People
Gloria Amescua
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe
Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa
Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun
Jonny Garza Villa
Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laekan Zea Kemp
Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
Laekan Zea Kemp
Where I Belong by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
Where I Belong
Marcia Argueta Mickelson
¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat by Raúl the Third
¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat
Raúl the Third
Sharuko: el arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello by Monica Brown
Sharuko: el arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello
Monica Brown
Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros
Efrén Divided
Ernesto Cisneros
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez
Adrianna Cuevas
Lupe Wong Won't Dance by Donna Barba Higuera
Lupe Wong Won't Dance
Donna Barba Higuera
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
Furia
Yamile Saied Méndez
Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera
Never Look Back
Lilliam Rivera
We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez
We Are Not From Here
Jenny Torres Sanchez
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
Carlos Hernandez
Dancing Hands by Margarita Engle
Dancing Hands
Margarita Engle
Lety Out Loud by Angela Cervantes
Lety Out Loud
Angela Cervantes
The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca Balcárcel
The Other Half of Happy
Rebecca Balcárcel
Planting Stories by Anika Aldamuy Denise
Planting Stories
Anika Aldamuy Denise
Soldier for Equality by Duncan Tonatiuh
Soldier for Equality
Duncan Tonatiuh
Across the Bay by Carlos Aponte
Across the Bay
Carlos Aponte
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
My Papi Has a Motorcycle
Isabel Quintero
¡Vamos! Let's go to the market by Raúl the Third
¡Vamos! Let's go to the market
Raúl the Third
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