Belpre Medal

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Established in 1996, the Pura Belpré Award is a biennenial recognition presented to a Latino or Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays the Latino cultural experience in a work of literature for children or youth.

The award is named in honor of Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian from the New York Public Library. As a children's librarian, storyteller, and author, she enriched the lives of Latino children through her pioneering work of preserving and disseminating Puerto Rican folklore. The award is given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking (REFORMA).

[edit] List of winners

2008
- Writing: Margarita Engle, The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano (illustrated by Sean Qualls)
- Illustration: Yuyi Morales, Los Gatos Black on Halloween (written by Marisa Montes)
2006
- Writing: Viola Canales, The Tequila Worm
- Illustration: Raul Colón, Doña Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart (written by Pat Mora)
2004
- Writing: Julia Alvarez, Before We Were Free
- Illustration: Yuyi Morales, Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
2002
- Writing: Pam Muñoz Ryan, Esperanza Rising
- Illustration: Susan Guevara, Chato and the Party Animals (written by Gary Soto)
2000
- Writing: Alma Flor Ada, Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba
- Illustration: Carmen Lomas Garza, Magic Windows
1998
- Writing: Victor Martinez, Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
- Illustration: Stephanie Garcia, Snapshots from the Wedding (written by Gary Soto)
1996
- Writing: Judith Ortiz Cofer, An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio
- Illustration: Susan Guevara, Chato's Kitchen (written by Gary Soto)

[edit] Honor books

2008
- Writing:
  Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, Frida: ¡Viva la vida! Long Live Life!
  Carmen Agra Deedy, Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale (illustrated by Michael Austin)
  Marisa Montes, Los Gatos Black on Halloween (illustrated by Yuyi Morales)
- Illustration:
  Raúl Colón, Me llamo Gabito: la vida de Gabriel García Márquez (written by Monica Brown)
  Maya Christina Gonzalez, Mis colores, mi mundo
2006
- Writing:
  Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, César: ¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! (illustrated by David Diaz)
  Pat Mora, Doña Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart (illustrated by Raul Colón)
  Pam Muñoz Ryan, Becoming Naomi León
- Illustration:
  Lulu Delacre, Arrorró, Mi Niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games (selected by the illustrator)
  David Diaz, César: ¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! (written by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand)
  Rafael López, Me Llamo Celia: La Vida de Celia Cruz (written by Monica Brown)
2004
- Writing:
  Nancy Osa, Cuba 15
  Amada Irma Pérez, Mi Diario de Aquí Hasta Allá
- Illustration:
  Robert Casilla, First Day in Grapes (written by L. King Pérez)
  David Diaz, The Pot That Juan Built (written by Nancy Andrews-Goebel)
  Yuyi Morales, Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez (written by Kathleen Krull)
2002
- Writing:
  Francisco Jiménez, Breaking Through
  Francisco X. Alarcón, Iguanas in the Snow (illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez)
- Illustration:
  Joe Cepeda, Juan Bobo Goes to Work (retold by Marisa Montes)
2000
- Writing:
  Francisco X. Alarcón, Del Ombligo de la Luna y Otro Poemas de Verano (illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez)
  Juan Felipe Herrera, Laughing out Loud, I Fly: Poems in English and Spanish (illustrated by Karen Barbour)
- Illustration:
  George Ancona, Barrio: José's Neighborhood
  Felipe Dávalos, The Secret Stars (written by Joseph Slate)
  Amelia Lau Carling, Mama & Papa Have a Store
1998
- Writing:
  Francisco Alarcón, Jitomates Risueños y otros poemas de primavera (illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez)
  Floyd Martinez, Spirits of the High Mesa
- Illustration:
  Carmen Lomas Garza, En mi familia
  Enrique O Sánchez, The Golden Flower: a Taino Myth from Puerto Rico (written by Nina Jaffe)
  Simón Silva, Gathering the Sun: an Alphabet in Spanish and English (written by Alma Flor Ada; English translation by Rosa Zubizarreta)
1996
- Writing:
  Lucía González, El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale (illustrated by Lulu Delacre)
  Gary Soto, Baseball in April, and Other Stories
- Illustration:
  George Ancona, Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead
  Lulu Delacre, El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale (retold by Lucía González)
  Carmen Lomas Garza, Cuadros de Familia (written by Rosalma Zubizaretta)