Pura Belpré Awards

The Pura Belpré Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association and affiliates, recognizes a Latino or Latina writer or illustrator whose work celebrates the Latino culture in a children's book.

Click here for a list of winners and honor books from 1996 to the present. The prize is named for Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian for the New York Public Library.

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