Pura Belpré Medal

Pura Belpré Medal
1996
Author: An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio (Una isla como tú: Historias del barrio) by Judith Ortiz
Cofer (2 F)
Illustrator: Chato’s Kitchen (Chato y su cena) ill by Susan Guevara (Soto) (1 SPB)
1998
Author: Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida (El loro en el horno: Mi vida) by Victor Martinez (1 YAF)
Illustrator: Snapshots from the Wedding ill by Stephanie Garcia (Soto)(1 PB)
2000
Author: Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba (Bajo las palmas reales: Una infancia cubana) by
Alma Flor Ada (No copies)
Illustrator: Magic Windows (Ventanas mágicas) by Carmen Lomas Garza (2 SNF)
2002
Author: Esperanza Rising (Esperanza renace) by Pam Muñoz Ryan (Esperanza renance) (6 F*; 1 SF*)
Illustrator: Chato and the Party Animals (Chato y los amigos pachangueros) ill by Susan Guevara (Soto) (1
SPB; 1 JKIT (i/p) )
2004
Author: Before We Were Free (Antes de ser libres) by Julia Alvarez (1 YAF; 2 SF)
Illustrator: Just a Minute: a Trickster Tale and Counting Book by Yuyi Morales (No copies)
2006
Author: The Tequila Worm (El gusano de tequila) by Viola Canales (No copies)
Illustrator: Doña Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart (Doña Flor: un cuento de
una mujer gigante con un gran corazón) by Raul Colón (1 SPB)
2008
Author: The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano by Margarita Engle (1 YANF)
Illustrator: Los Gatos Black on Halloween by Yuyi Morales (No copies)
2009
Author: The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom (El arbol de la Rendicion: Poemas de
la lucha de Cuba por su libertad) by Margarita Engle (1 NF; 1 SNF (i/p) )
Illustrator: Just In Case: a Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book by Yuyi Morales (No copies*(PB))
2010
Author: Return to Sender (Devolver al remitente) by Julia Alvarez (No copies)
Illustrator: Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Childre’s Day/Book Day; Celebremos el día de los niños/El día de los
libros by Rafael López (3 SPB)
2011
Author: The Dreamer (El soñador) by Pam Muñoz Ryan (2 F (1 s/s); 2 SF)
Illustrator: Grandma’s Gift by Eric Velasquez (No copies)
2012
Author: Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall (1 YAF)
Illustrator: Diego Rivera: His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiuh (No copies)
2013
Author: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (1 YAF; 1
YACDF)
Illustrator: Martín de Porres: The Rose in the Desert ill by David Diaz (Schmidt) (1 NF)
2014
Author: Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina (2 YAF n/a; 1 YAMP3F (order); 1 YACDF)
Illustrator: Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales (3 PB (order) )
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