Pura Belpré Award (Latinx)
The Pura Belpré Award
The Pura Belpré Award, 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.
The Award has been established and is sponsored by REFORMA (the National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos & the Spanish Speaking) and the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC).
The SCF Library is proud to have a complete collection of all the Pura Belpré winners for author and illustrator! SCF Librarian Alicia K. Long has been the Chair and a member of the Pura Belpré Award Selection Committee.
All the Pura Belpré winners can be checked out from the SCF Libraries!
2022 Pura Belpré Author Award
The Last Cuentista by ISBN: 9781646140893Había una vez . . . There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race.
2022 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award:
¡Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge by ISBN: 9780358380405People are always crossing the bridge for work, to visit family, or for play. Some going this way; others going that way. Back and forth they go. With friends on foot and in bicycles, in cars and trucks, the bridge is an incredibly busy place with many different types of vehicles. Little Lobo and his dog Bernabé have a new truck and they are using it to carry party supplies over the bridge with their pals El Toro and La Oink Oink. The line is long and everyone on the bridge is stuck. How will they pass the time?
2021 Pura Belpré Author Award:
Efrén Divided by ISBN: 9780062881687Efrén Nava's Amá is his Superwoman--or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother often prepares. Both Amá and Apá work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efrén and his younger siblings Max and Mía feel safe and loved. But Efrén worries about his parents; although he's American-born, his parents are undocumented.
2021 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award:
¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat by ISBN: 9781328557049In this new Vamos! Let's go Eat, Little Lobo is excited to take in a show with wrestling star El Toro in his bustling border town. After getting lunch orders from The Bull and his friends to help prepare for the event, Little Lobo takes readers on a tour of food trucks that sell his favorite foods, like quesadillas with red peppers and Mexican-Korean tacos.
2020 Pura Belpré Author Award:
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (a Sal and Gabi Novel, Book 1) by
ISBN: 9781368022828What would you do if you had the power to reach through time and space and retrieve anything you want, including your mother, who is no longer living (in this universe, anyway)?
2020 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award:
Dancing Hands by ISBN: 9781481487412Publication Date: 2019-08-27In soaring words and stunning illustrations, Margarita Engle and Rafael López tell the story of Teresa Carreño, a child prodigy who played piano for Abraham Lincoln.
Pura Belpre Award for YA (Young Adults)
The Pura Belpré Award, 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.
2022 Pura Belpré Winner for Young Adults
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by ISBN: 9781534448667When her twin sister reaches social media stardom, Moon Fuentez accepts her fate as the ugly, unwanted sister hidden in the background, destined to be nothing more than her sister's camerawoman. But this summer, Moon also takes a job as the "merch girl" on a tour bus full of beautiful influencers and her fate begins to shift in the best way possible. Most notable is her bunkmate and new nemesis, Santiago Phillips, who is grumpy, combative, and also the hottest guy Moon has ever seen.
2021 Pura Belpré Award for Young Adults:
Furia by ISBN: 9781616209919In Rosario, Argentina, Camila Hassan lives a double life. At home, she is a careful daughter, living within her mother's narrow expectations, in her rising-soccer-star brother's shadow, and under the abusive rule of her short-tempered father. On the field, she is La Furia, a powerhouse of skill and talent.
